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[color=6ecff6]"Sorcha isn't always like that,"[/color] Ethelred replied to Luana as he stretched his armored foot out onto the path to refreeze the constantly thawing ground.  [color=6ecff6]"She doesn't show it to everyone, but she can be quite unqueenly when she wants to be.  You'll see, just give her time and you'll get the chance to see her let her hair down.  As for Elias, the man has always had a heavy burden placed on his shoulders, and it can be lonely at the top.  He's a direct descendent of one of the old king's knights, heir to his vast power, and he's been through a lot."[/color]

Ethelred turned his helmet's faceplate towards Luana, who was currently in the form of a cat.  [color=6ecff6]"But I see your point.  Elias and Sorcha don't seem to rely on others as much- they're so powerful, they don't really need to.  As far as I know, Elias can't even be killed conventionally.  I saw him disintegrated by that black wyvern whose corpse you may have seen earlier, then a short while later, he reappears, unclothed but no worse for wear."[/color]

It was precisely because of his severance from most of his past life and of his frozen, crystal-encased state that he was not an "icy" person.  Whether confiding in a fellow knight or simply traveling with his faithful frozen steed- the last remnant of his past life- connections with others helped reinforce his humanity in defiance of his cold, inhuman form.

[color=6ecff6]"Lunalel isn't like that, though.  You haven't really gotten a chance to work with her yet, but she understands the importance of working..."[/color]

Ethelred was interrupted as Lunalel spoke up, commanding him to get into position.  He looked up and saw the Lonan riding towards them, wyvern on his tail.  This conversation could wait- it was time to act.  

Just as Lonan passed, his supernatural mount unaffected by the slippery ice, the Frozen Knight swung his lance to trigger the trap and bring the swinging, spiked mass down on the incoming dragon.  This trap of theirs was an example of what Luana was talking about- hunters combining their talents and powers to bring down prey.

[@BrokenPromise][@Rune_Alchemist]