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Maya's eyes widened, and she leapt forward, instantly on her stomach so that she could reach in and pull him up. "Give me your hand!" she instructed, reaching around in the cold water. Her voice had panic in it; he could die!

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Markus felt her hand hit his head, so he reached up blindly and grabbed it, hoping she would pull him up quickly. His whole body was shaking uncontrollably; the water was extremely cold. Waiting for her to pull him up, every second felt like an eternity.

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When Maya felt her hand on his, she pulled as hard as she could, aware of the ice cracking around her from the effort she was putting in. Not caring, she continued to pull, feeling satisfaction as she saw him coming up over the edge. Onto land again. Gasping for breath, she let him go once he was next to her.

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Markus leaned forward, coughing up a lot of water. He hadn't held his breath when he'd went under, for he hadn't realized the ice would break. Leaning back against the ice, he closed his eyes, his body soaked. Shaking, he curled up on his side. He looked helpless, weak.

Unable to wrap his head around what had just happened, Markus held his tongue. He couldn't believe Maya had just saved his life. But then again, he could still die; being soaking wet wasn't a good thing in weather like this.

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Maya sat up, and slowly edged over to where he was sitting. Being wet in this weather could kill him, she thought, her eyes wide. Without giving it another thought, she put her arm around him, beckoning for Snowdrift to come and sit beside him to help keep him warm. "You'll be fine," she promised, her voice gentle and soothing. You'd better be. Though they were sworn enemies, she didn't want him to die...

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Markus opened one eye to look up at her curiously, but since his teeth were chattering so much he couldn't protest. Instead, he simply closed his eyes again, wishing he was warm once more. His body was still shaking, however, and that was a quick reminder that he could die from this.

[Cloudsong]

"Stop shivering," she murmured, pulling him up into a sitting position so that she could help warm him more. Silently she pulled out a blanket from her bag, and put it over him, still hugging him to keep him warm. I should have never let him lead the way. She knew these lands better than him, anyway.

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"I-it's n-n-not like I c-can he-help it, s-s-st-stupid," Markus stuttered, his teeth still chattering. His voice wasn't sarcastic or harsh, though. It was just teasing. Closing his eyes, he buried his face into her shoulder, wishing he wasn't so cold. He felt so defenseless and Markus hated that feeling.

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Maya smiled slightly at his comment, and patted his shoulder. "Are you feeling any warmer?" she asked quietly, looking around. "I think I'll make a fire; I've got matches... d'you think you can make it out from on top of this lake? There's no good fire wood here."

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Markus simply nodded in responce to botu of her questions.
Standing up shakily, he kept the blanket wrapped around himself. He was still shaking, but it was fainter and the shivers only racked through his body every few moments. Markus walked slowly towards the edge of the ice, taking care not to step to hard.