Fairytale fic: The Snow Queen, part 5 of 7

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Title: The Snow Queen, part 5 of 7
Author: elspethdixon
Pairing: Steve/Tony, plus a couple canon pairings
Rating: G
Word Count: ~3,000, for this part
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to Stan Lee and Marvel comics. The story and some of the prose is taken from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." No profit is being made off of this fan-written work.
Summary: For pandanoai's fairytale challenge. Retelling (based very, very heavily on the original) of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. Because cygna_hime has kindly allowed me to share her prompt.

Story the First: The Steel Mirror
Story the Second: The Soldier and the Smith
Story the Third: Of the Library At the Young Woman's Who Understood Witchcraft
Story the Fourth: The Prince and the Princess

(Story the Fifth: The Little Robber Boy)