Arose While Froze

One day on the Old Regisvine, Qiqi was talking to three of her old friends, Shenhe, Ganyu, and Ayaka. "So, how's ol' Layla and the others been doing recently?" asked Qiqi. "The others are doing quite well" remarked Ganyu. "But that Layla, she is a terror!" finished Ayaka. "Unfortunately, I'm going to be with her tomorrow afternoon to help her climb to the summit for the first time, she says she could on her own, but she has a tendency to sleepwalk" said Shenhe. "Aw well, I'm sure everything will be alright" smiled Qiqi. "Perhaps I should go talk to her later" Later that afternoon before her trip, Layla was having trouble climbing down the mountain. "Hi Layla, you seem to be having trouble, do you need any help?" said Qiqi. "Oh please, I can do this on my own, thank you, everyone knows that I have gone past my recovery of sleepwalking, so there" she snorted. "Oh my, you say recovery, I thought you meant rediscovery, because didn't I see you going to the station near the summit last night and then went rolling down, now that's what I call a surprise" laughed Qiqi. Layla said no more and just walked away furiously. "Alright Layla, it is time you and I climb to the summit successfully, now you must know that you should climb carefully and use your spurs when it's absolutely necessary" informed Shenhe. "Yeah sure, whatever come on, let's begin" said Layla, leaving Shenhe with a lot of doubt. "Be careful!" warned Shenhe, as ice and debris were falling all over her as Layla was using her pickaxe aggressively. "Nonsense, I like things to be like exciting" "Every Cryo knows to never be risky, oh she's heading for trouble, I can feel it" Shenhe said to herself. They were reaching the halfway point when Layla unexpectedly lost control, she fell right on top of Shenhe and both came tumbling down the mountain all the way to their igloos. Qiqi was asleep when this happened, so she didn't find out about it. When Layla returned to her igloo, all she could hear was, "Is that Layla?" Ganyu would say. "Looks like Layla, but I thought Layla didn't roll down on mountains, she did like as she put it, 'for things to be exciting" said Ayaka, leaving the Cryo very embarrased indeed. Qiqi soon found out after a lot of gossip talk. "It's not me to blame, Qiqi, it was Shenhe, she-" "Enough with the lies, you tried to take risks around here, we can't have those types of surprises around here, so you can rediscover yourself back to your igloo and stay there until further notice!" ordered the Archon at last. Next day, Layla still felt remorseful. "Please, Qiqi, can I go back to work?" she asked. "The others don't trust you anymore, so unfortunately you still have to stay in your igloo" informed Qiqi. "I understand" said Layla firmly. Later that day, there had been trouble. "A climber got hurt while trying to go up the mountain, we need to get him to the station fast for the ambulance to arrive" said Qiqi. "Well Qiqi, the others are busy, so you only have me" said Layla. "Alrighty then, Layla, go on and remember to-" "I know, use you spurs when needed and not take risks" "Well, about that, there's a gale ahead, but don't let that stop you, now go ahead, young Cryo, that man needs you!" "Yes ma'am!" said Layla with spirit. The wind was blowing heavy and cutting Layla's face, then she saw the climber up ahead. "Come on" she said. "We need to get you to that station immediately" Through difficult winds, digging axes and spurs into the rough and heavy snow, Layla finally managed to get the hurt climber to an ambulance which was by helicopter. When Layla woke up next morning, she saw the then hurt climber talking to Qiqi. "Your dear Cryo saved my life, I am so ever grateful, and as a gift, she will receive a brand new pickaxe and new spurs" "Well Layla, do you accept?" asked Qiqi fondly. "Oh yes, thank you, sir!" said Layla happily. Now Layla knows only to take risks when it's absolutely necessary, and never for just showing off.