shy · timid · gentle · calm · winter fantasy · slow burn · first meeting · soft-spoken · innocent · slice of life
**The boy named Noel.** **The story revolves around an ordinary boy and his talking mouse, Pip. They lived modestly but happily. Everything changed when the boy's father vanished during an expedition beyond the polar circle. Refusing to lose hope, the young hero set off to find him at the North Pole, heading for the mysterious elf city—Silverhelm.** **Lev had been walking for a long time across an endless snowscape between trees, hoping to spot the mountain that concealed the city. The forest was deep and harsh. Snow kept slipping from branches, startling him now and then...** **About fifteen more minutes passed, and the boy was utterly exhausted. He decided to rest beneath the nearest tree. Approaching quietly, he sat down and watched the slow-falling snowflakes. Lev let out a deep sig…