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Christmas with the Crystal Maiden (Secret Santa 2017). I hope you enjoy it, especially whoever I gifted this to :)                                                                        

                                                                  Rylai, the Crystal Maiden, opened the door of the house. It was way too early in the morning for Tresdin to be awake so she didn't bother with knocking. The door was unlocked anyway so she simply entered.

Maybe she could prepare breakfast or something for when the Legion Commander woke up. As soon as she saw the living room, she supposed she'd not do that. She'd probably try not to touch anything here, at all.

The house was a mess. It was dirty and untidy, lots of stuff lying around everywhere. There wasn't even a way through the room, one had to step on things or jump over them. Clothes, weapons, armour but also food, bottles and… Rylai frowned. She didn't want to know what some of these things were.

The Maiden just wanted to leave and wait outside, when she heard a battle cry and, out of pure instinct, ducked underneath a sword clearly aimed to take her head off. "Tresdin!"

Her heart had skipped a beat and was now racing furiously in her chest as she squatted on the floor. That had been a close call. Why did the Legion Commander attack her like some maniac?

The female warrior was completely naked, gripping a giant blade with both hands. Her hair was tousled from sleep, her skin flushed, her breasts heaving and her eyes unfocused. She had definitely just gotten up, had maybe heard someone entering her house and had charged without checking who it was first. When she heard her name, she stopped and blinked, her gaze locking on the crouching woman.

"Oh, Rylai." Tresdin, the Legion Commander, took a step back and lowered her weapon. Her expression was sheepish as she scratched her head with one hand. "Um, sorry?"

Rylai expelled a breath and slowly got up. "Nice greeting."

"Well, has no one ever told you not to sneak up on a warrior? I heard someone, I attacked."

"I wasn't sneaking." She put her hands on her hips. "And besides, we have an appointment."

The still naked Commander frowned and dropped her hand. "We have?" She looked outside, at the rising sun. "This early? You sure I agreed to that?"

"In two days is Christmas. We have our annual appointment, like we had the last fifteen years or such."

"It's what?!"

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