Hauke's horn glowed a dark blue, illuminating his way has he carried Ashlynn and Heila toward the island in the center of the lake. He didn't know if he would find the thinner ice he was seeking there, but even if he didn't, he felt that it was better to choose a direction and try than to search aimlessly while Ashlynn and Heila were running out of time.
Hauke himself felt very little distress from the cold water beneath the ice. In contests, he'd shown that he could hold his breath in cold water for nearly ten minutes and the combination of his fur and a layer of fat over his muscles helped to insulate him from the cold. Frost Walkers had adapted well to life on the freezing mountain peaks and he was no exception.
