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Outside the palace gates on a dim arctic night, Komal stands determined, colorful scarf fluttering as she grips a travel bag, while a fluffy baby polar bear named Nanu sits beside her and castle guards watch from the snowy doorway.
Princess Komal stood at her window, watching the magical lights fade from the Arctic sky. The Kingdom had always sparkled with colorful glows, but now darkness crept across the snow. Her baby polar bear, Nanu, nuzzled her hand. "Don't worry, Nanu," Komal said bravely. "We'll find the light and bring it back." She tied her warmest scarf around her neck and packed a small bag. The castle guards tried to stop her, but Komal was determined. "A princess protects her people," she told them. With Nanu at her side, she stepped into the snowy world beyond the palace gates.
On an open snowfield under pale morning light, Komal and a fluffy baby polar bear named Nanu strain to lift a fallen ice branch off a family of arctic foxes. Mountains loom distant as the freed foxes gaze up gratefully.
Komal and Nanu walked through deep snow when they heard soft crying. A family of arctic foxes was trapped under a fallen ice branch. "Hold on!" Komal called. She and Nanu carefully lifted the ice, freeing the foxes. "Thank you, Princess," said the mother fox. "The darkness made us lose our way." Komal smiled kindly. "Follow the moon for now. We'll bring back the real light soon." The foxes pointed toward the distant mountains. "The light went that way, into the Mountain of Shadows." Komal hugged Nanu tight. "Then that's where we must go."
On a snowy mountainside at dusk, Komal stands singing into the dying blizzard, hands over her heart while a fluffy baby polar bear named Nanu huddles at her boots as the storm opens, revealing a path to a dark cave.
As they climbed toward the Mountain of Shadows, an angry snowstorm swirled around them. The wind howled like a monster, and ice stung Komal's face. Nanu whimpered in fear. Instead of running away, Komal began to sing a gentle lullaby her mother taught her. Her voice was soft but strong, full of love and peace. Slowly, the storm began to calm. The wind became a breeze, and the snow fell softly like feathers. "Even storms need kindness," Komal whispered. A path through the storm appeared, leading straight to a dark cave in the mountain. Komal took a deep breath. "Ready, Nanu?"
In the dim cave, Komal steps forward with one hand on her heart, light pouring from her chest while a fluffy baby polar bear named Nanu watches as a shadow bound by icy chains cracks and melts in the glow.
Inside the cave, Komal found a giant shadow made of fear and doubt. It had trapped the Kingdom's light in icy chains. "You cannot defeat me," the shadow growled. But Komal didn't try to fight. She walked forward with her hand over her heart. "I'm not here to fight you. I'm here to tell you that you don't have to be afraid anymore." She spoke with such love and courage that warm light began to glow from inside her. The shadow trembled, then melted away like snow in sunshine. The light burst free, soaring back into the Arctic sky. The Kingdom sparkled again! Komal and Nanu returned home as heroes, welcomed by cheering crowds.