Cold Sand

Fear of Death

I thought Oasis would get better by being in the cold. SnowFox welcomed me back graciously. I promised her I would only come here in a time of emergency. I did. She knew something was wrong, so it made sense on the way she treated me. War is coming, there is nothing we can do to stop Burn.

"Winter," Oasis rasps, "Get some of that cactus juice please." I fly faster than a I thought a IceWing could ever fly. There is no cacti around for as far as the eye can see. I roar out in fury. My roar echoes back at me. THAT is not normal in the wide, open, and fast Kingdom of Sand. I scan the dunes below me, and see nothing that could have made that noise. It sounded oddly similar to an IceWing. I roar again in fury. Another IceWing tackles me out of the sky.

"Are you trying to get that new SandWing menace of a queen to find you?" My attacked hisses. She has a first class necklace on her. I breathe in and smell her scent. Lynx.

"You didn't have to assault me Lynx!" I growl. She rolls her eyes sarcastically.

"I found cacti over this way. You might want to speed up your flight speed of you want to save Qibli." She whisper yells in a time that suggests that she actually cares. Be vigilant , stroke first, trust nobody. My father's mantra rings in my head. No. That mantra doesn't work anymore. I follow Lynx. Eventually we get a small part of the cactus. I was poking and prodding at it, attempting to avoid the needles. Instead I have a clawful of needles. It takes a little over five hours to get to the Kingdom of Ice.

Queen SnowFox greets us. "I have some news. I think you will like it," the ice queen informs. I nod waiting for her to give the news. Her eyes scan my face, looking for doubt. I can only smell fear. Fear of another war. Fear of many things. Her head nods. I see a yellow figure hobbling towards us. "Oasis is getting better. the poison isn't spreading. He needs some of that medicine soon though. The SkyWings agreed to ally with us against the SandWings, only for a year at most. They will not attack straight on though. You need to come up with a plan." She growls at me. I look down at my claws. One of the IceWing messengers from Possibility probably got the message of Queen Burn to the IceWings. WINTER, focus.

I run over to Oasis, and apply the cactus juice to his scratch. It will probably scar.

"Winter, thank you. Lynx thanks for watching over him. He tends to get in a little trouble....." I shoot her a look. Oasis shut up! Lynx nods and is off. I take Oasis to the Dome.

"Stay here where it is nice and warm. I will be in my old room," I try to tell Oasis with as much concern as possible.

My old room is the same as before I left the kingdom. I will use every single one of my hours to devise a plan. I have limited time now. Think, think, THINK!

I fall asleep. Moon dreamvisits me. "Winter are you okay? I had a vision. There is a way to win the war. Qibli was a son to past Queen Thorn meaning now that Qibli is Oasis. Oasis was a daughter to Thorn." Moon babbles. She has a point. We can win this war. In order too, the SandWings need a new ruler.