Once upon a time...

Like all interesting stories, this one begins with a curse. A kingdom that is cursed to an eternal winter. But the thing is, the curse hasn't been broken. So it is still really fricken cold, all the time. It has been so long that many younger people don't remember what summer is even like, they don't know any different. It has been so long that maybe the curse can never be broken. After all, such things only happen in fairytales.

I curse this land with ice and snow,
A curse of misery, a curse of woe.
You have welcomed in hate and fear
to take away what I most hold dear.
In order for this winter to fall apart,
You must give me that which can thaw a frozen heart.