The chilling ice hit softly against me as a 7-foot ice wolf jumped upon me from the deep ice. Its hidden attack was enough to take anyone down, but to me, all its hiding comrades were as clear as can be. The presence of my power left my control as the ice itself turned against the beast that had come to trust the ice it lived upon.
A huge spike of ice burst out from the ground, easily killing the wolf, while other spikes killed the hidden ones. The once beautiful white ice turned dark red. Yet, Marlene and I paid no heed to it as we kept trudging forward. This wasn't the first beast we had encountered, and it wouldn't be the last.
"I didn't know you were so proficient in the magic of ice," Marlene whispered into my ears, her cold breath giving me a small tingle as I responded back.
"Well, there's still a lot more for you to find out about me."