"What is it?" Ardiel asked, his voice laced with curiosity as he caught sight of the block of ice embedded in the ground, glistening under the dim light filtering through the cavern.
"It's a Pup," Reno replied, his tone shifting to one of reverence as he knelt beside it.
His eyes were locked onto the baby wolf beast, a mixture of awe and concern flooding his expression. The creature lay motionless, surrounded by the icy prison that seemed to bind it to the past.
Ardiel felt an inexplicable connection to the pup, a subtle tug at his heart.
Perhaps it was the remnants of mana he had absorbed from the Great Fenrir, the legendary beast who had once roamed these lands.
The thought flickered through his mind like a haunting melody.
"It's still alive," Ardiel stated, his brow furrowing in concentration as he extended his sensory field to inspect the wolf pup more closely.
