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was cut in the center of the main cave, evidence of a recent fire still inside, and nearby, the charcoal drawings of the Tribe's few children remained.
"This looks like the Eldest's meeting room," Tori said as he looked around. "No pretties or treasures to magic anywhere."
"It could just have been emptied of treasure at some point," Jerney pointed out. He was studying the cave carefully, his hand brushing along the wall where Lor's protection spell kept out the snow and cold.
"The White Dragon is this way," Kam explained, leading Tori and Jerney across the cave towards the uneven wall. They all slid through the opening into the smaller room eerily lit from within the ice.
Tori sucked in an excited breath and rushed to press his hands against the wall of ice, staring at the gemstones encased inside. If Tori had a tail, it would be wagging, Kam thought as waves of curiosity tried to do battle with the loneliness that pervaded the room. Kam decided to let Tori find White on his own.
It wasn't long before Tori let out another gasp, standing right in front of White's sleeping place. He tried knocking on the ice and calling out a few times, but that didn't have any effect.
"Hey, Jerney?" Tori asked without turning around.
"I can already see all the spells that have been tried," Jerney explained gently. "I don't believe there is anything I can do."
Tori grumbled and frowned, then took a deep breath.
"That's probably not a good idea either," Jerney cautioned.
Kam had no idea what was going on, but he could feel how resolute Tori was about trying to get White free. Kam thought about explaining that the Tribe had been attempting the same thing for centuries to no avail, but Tori also had stubbornness coming off of him in waves so Kam didn't bother trying.
"We should probably take a step back," Jerney explained to Kam.
In what should probably be described as a cough rather than a proper exhale of breath, Tori spewed out flames from his mouth. He missed the ice the first time, which made him frown and take another deep breath. Try number two was dead on, pressing against the unmelting ice and spraying off in all directions. Jerney was quick to wave his hand and quench the flames that came too close to where he and Kam were standing.
Tori ran out of breath quickly and took a step back to survey his efforts. The ice looked unmarred and Tori's shoulders slumped.
"This is weird ice," Tori grumbled, turning his head towards Jerney with a pout on his face.
All of a sudden there was a loud groan and a cracking sound. Kam felt the loneliness vanish, to be replaced with something that felt like hope quickly stifled. Tori backpedaled until he was gripping Jerney's arm.
Then, the ice melted.
Piles of gemstones and jewelry were revealed first as the ice dripped away far too quickly to be caused by anything but magic, then the massive, white head began to emerge. Tori crept forward, crouching down next to the head as the ice began to flow away from the neck and body behind it.
Kam decided to stay next to Jerney, who was mumbling potions ingredients to himself under his breath and had his hands at the ready to cast a spell.
Slowly, one eye cracked open, but it closed too quickly for Kam to get more than an impression of a flash of gold. A moment later White groaned and two forelegs came into view as the bulk of his body shivered in a long stretch. Then both eyes opened.
White's irises were pure gold, exactly like Tori's eyes, but his pupils were white instead of the standard black. He looked upwards from his position on the ground to where Tori was crouched approximately five inches from the end of White's nose.
"You are a curious youngling," White said in a gravelly voice tight with disuse. He spoke slowly and formally, as if every word held more gravity than normal.
"That's what Toel says all the time," Tori said with a happy nod of agreement. "'Cept I've never been able to tell if he's making fun of my hair color," Tori added
"This looks like the Eldest's meeting room," Tori said as he looked around. "No pretties or treasures to magic anywhere."
"It could just have been emptied of treasure at some point," Jerney pointed out. He was studying the cave carefully, his hand brushing along the wall where Lor's protection spell kept out the snow and cold.
"The White Dragon is this way," Kam explained, leading Tori and Jerney across the cave towards the uneven wall. They all slid through the opening into the smaller room eerily lit from within the ice.
Tori sucked in an excited breath and rushed to press his hands against the wall of ice, staring at the gemstones encased inside. If Tori had a tail, it would be wagging, Kam thought as waves of curiosity tried to do battle with the loneliness that pervaded the room. Kam decided to let Tori find White on his own.
It wasn't long before Tori let out another gasp, standing right in front of White's sleeping place. He tried knocking on the ice and calling out a few times, but that didn't have any effect.
"Hey, Jerney?" Tori asked without turning around.
"I can already see all the spells that have been tried," Jerney explained gently. "I don't believe there is anything I can do."
Tori grumbled and frowned, then took a deep breath.
"That's probably not a good idea either," Jerney cautioned.
Kam had no idea what was going on, but he could feel how resolute Tori was about trying to get White free. Kam thought about explaining that the Tribe had been attempting the same thing for centuries to no avail, but Tori also had stubbornness coming off of him in waves so Kam didn't bother trying.
"We should probably take a step back," Jerney explained to Kam.
In what should probably be described as a cough rather than a proper exhale of breath, Tori spewed out flames from his mouth. He missed the ice the first time, which made him frown and take another deep breath. Try number two was dead on, pressing against the unmelting ice and spraying off in all directions. Jerney was quick to wave his hand and quench the flames that came too close to where he and Kam were standing.
Tori ran out of breath quickly and took a step back to survey his efforts. The ice looked unmarred and Tori's shoulders slumped.
"This is weird ice," Tori grumbled, turning his head towards Jerney with a pout on his face.
All of a sudden there was a loud groan and a cracking sound. Kam felt the loneliness vanish, to be replaced with something that felt like hope quickly stifled. Tori backpedaled until he was gripping Jerney's arm.
Then, the ice melted.
Piles of gemstones and jewelry were revealed first as the ice dripped away far too quickly to be caused by anything but magic, then the massive, white head began to emerge. Tori crept forward, crouching down next to the head as the ice began to flow away from the neck and body behind it.
Kam decided to stay next to Jerney, who was mumbling potions ingredients to himself under his breath and had his hands at the ready to cast a spell.
Slowly, one eye cracked open, but it closed too quickly for Kam to get more than an impression of a flash of gold. A moment later White groaned and two forelegs came into view as the bulk of his body shivered in a long stretch. Then both eyes opened.
White's irises were pure gold, exactly like Tori's eyes, but his pupils were white instead of the standard black. He looked upwards from his position on the ground to where Tori was crouched approximately five inches from the end of White's nose.
"You are a curious youngling," White said in a gravelly voice tight with disuse. He spoke slowly and formally, as if every word held more gravity than normal.
"That's what Toel says all the time," Tori said with a happy nod of agreement. "'Cept I've never been able to tell if he's making fun of my hair color," Tori added
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