Hauke’s Stars

For Hauke, time seemed to pass incredibly slowly in the aftermath of the battle. Trapped in the frozen cave of his own mind, it seemed like his struggles were utterly futile against Eraric's sorcery. The ancestor most famed for the constructs he birthed from Eternal Ice hadn't held back when he retaliated against Hauke for the young lord's interference in the battle against Ashlynn. 

Now, with his hands and feet frozen in place, after what felt like hours of struggling even if it had only been dozens of minutes, the captive Frost Walker finally gave up in his struggles against the ice that held him captive. No matter how much strength he expended, it seemed like the ice only grew thicker in response to his struggles. If he wanted to defeat the ice and free himself from the prison within his own mind, he would have to outthink it rather than overpowering it.