Child Of Snow, Spirit Of Wind — Sandra Elsa

This is a novella set in the Four Lands. It tells about the blacksmith Danoe's early life, his heritage, his magic, and his initial contact with fairies.

His father, an ice giant, is killed on a hunting expedition and his mother, a human witch returns to the frozen north to take her son home to Telgar. On the way he makes the acquaintance of Bartol and Ariel and they ask him to help, Princess Arianna should she happen across his path. Miserable and alone Danoe agrees without finding out exactlyu what that help might entail.