It was late in the evening as a colt with a deep burnt orange coat and a messy crimson mane sat starring out his window of a train as the snow coated mountain's. He gave a small sigh as he looked back over himself to past his single blue flame cutie mark to the letter that had gotten him on this train to begin with. Sighing again he light his horn and pulled the letter over to himself as he began reading it once more.

'Dear Mr. Ember,
We regret to inform you of the death of you elder sister, Miss Frost bite. Your presence has been requested for both the funeral and the reading of miss Bites last will and testimony. Again we are vary sorry for you loss.
Sincerely Scribe, mayor of Snowtcliff.'

The colt let out a sigh as he checked his travel saddlebags. Inside was literately everything he owned, some bits, books, a spare scare, an eviction notice for his most resent home, and a small photo book. With a sigh he closed his bag and slid it back under the seat before laying his head on his forlegs and nodding off.

"--SNOWCLIFF TRAIN STATION. WE WILL BE ARIVING AT FROSTCLIFF TRAIN STATION IN 20 MINUTES!" Called the conductors voice threw a magical relay tube startling Ember awake as he fell from his seat onto the floor. He let out a groan and stared at the ceiling. With a sigh Ember stood up before stretching out. he then pulling on his thick coat, scarf, and travel bag. Looking out his window to see the sun had just set. Once the train got to the station Ember stepped off and looked around. The station was empty save for the clerk and a hooded earth pony with a sign next to him that read. 'Ember.'

Ember trotted over to the pony. "Here for me?"

The hooded colt looked up at him. "You Ember, Frost Bites little brother?"

"Yes, I am."

"I was beginning to think you weren't gunna show... The funeral and reading are tomorrow so you can stay at her place for the night. Come on its not to far." The colt said picking up the sign and trotting off into the town with Ember following as he looked about at the town. Most everything was powdered with snow or patches of ice yet the hole place a sort of calm to it Ember rather liked.

"Nice place,"

His guide gave an odd almost amused snort. "Ya it's... well its quaint.

Ember raised a brow before asking. "So, uh... do you know, H-How'd she go?"

The hooded colts ears went flat as he called back softly. "Work accident..."

"What was her work? Something with ice sculptures?" Ember asked remembering his sisters talent with ice sculpting.

"Ya... there was an accident with a... tool rack broke, dropping some of her heavier and sharper tools on her."

The orange colt cringed. "Why must the innocent die so young?"

After trotting a bit longer the hooded colt stopped them in front of a plane two story house. He pulled out a key and unlocked the door before the two made there way inside. Shutting the door the hooded colt lead Ember threw the entrance hall into the living room where he stacked a few logs in the fireplace. The colt began looking around the fireplace before groining.

"There's no matches here..."

Ember gave a small chuckle as he trotted up to the fireplace with his horn aglow, moments later the logs sparked ablaze slowly filling the room with heat and light. "Now... where's the bedroom? I haven't been able to get any sleep."

His hooded guide smiled as he pointed towards a set of stairs. "Its upstairs, first door on the right. I'd beast be heading home myself, and don't worry I'll come get you in the morning for... Ya know the ceremony." The colt called as he began trotting back for the door before stopping and looking back as he tossed a key Embers way. "Almost forgot here's the key."

"Thanks," Ember called, as he watched the colt leave locking the door for him. the orange colt sighed as he headed upstairs and to his sisters room. It was decorated with reds and grays along with a few picture frames here and there making Ember smile at some of them before he reached the bed. Crawling in and under the quilts he was pleasantly surprised to find it was the one he hade made for her, magically heated by a spell crystal he had made. Turning it on with the tap of a hoof to its power crystal he slowly began to drift off into sleep.

Around midnight Ember was awoke by the sound of a bone chilling howl waking the colt from his dreamless sleep. With a small grunt he stumbled out of bed and over to the window as the howl rang out again. Ember looked out to see a light gray mare with a snow white mane dressed in a elegant black dress trotted along past the ally his window faced. as the mare passed out of view a vary unwelcoming looking shadow began to creep after her sending a chill down Embers spine. With a small gasp he dashed out the room and down the stairs. he ran out the front door and around to the ally before sliding to a stop hallway inside. Standing there no monster aster the well dressed mare but a second mare with a tan coat, braided rusty brown mane, dressed in a soft winter cloak. She stood bowing to the elegantly dress mare who only then looked past her to Ember.

"What do we have here, somepony new." The elegant mare cooed.

Ember took a step back. "Uh... Sorry... I-I thought you where in trouble."

"Well it would seem I'm not, but you look like your freezing out here in nothing but your fur. Brass give him your clock." The elegant mare called flicking a hoof in Embers direction.

"Yes lady stardust." The tan mare mumbled as she trotted up to him and rapped her clock around him before he could object wile pulling him closer to the gray mare.

"H-Hey..." He said, startled, before looking up to see the one called Stardust stood with her muzzle inches form his. "Uh... Hi..."

The mare gave a giggle as she began trotting around him. "I've never seen you before... Perhaps you are new in town?"

"I... um I just arrived on the train earlier this evening... I'm here for my sister's... funereal." Ember said looking down at the snowy ground.

"Oh that's so sad... Tell me what was her name?"

"Frost Bite."

Stardust posed for a moment before she continued trotting around him. "I knew her actually... How vary sad she is gone now."

Ember looked up at her. "Y...You knew my sister, really?"

Stardust nodded and giggled as she suddenly slipped past him to where the one called brass was at the ally's entrance. "Perhaps I will get to know you as well..." She cooed as the both trotted out of the ally leaving him alone.

Ember ran after her but when he reached the street she was gone. "Well... That was weird..." He mumbled pulling the cloak tighter around himself before heading back to his sisters home and back into bed falling into a restless sleep.

Author's Note

Edit: so changed the colts name do to a small request by a friend.