"No, sometimes I restrain myself I bit too much," Merus growled. The icy aura around the Acolyte intensified, Merus's very presence causing the plantlife around him to frost over and wilt, and the stones and earth to freeze. The cold and ice fought back against Rex's flames until they were no longer being truly dominated by them. Skeletal, icy dragon wings formed behind Merus, though they were not necessarily connected to his body. Instead, they seemed to be suspended behind him.

"All this, and for what? A few remarks about a random member of our order?"