Bibi III had looked away for a moment to see the dead body of his daughter lying beside his son.
He saw the lionesses surrounding his strongest wolves and immediately understood what happened.
Kael's jaw was just a few inches away from clamping around the neck of the distracted Bibi when a chilling wave passed through his body.
Kael's whole body was frozen, encased in thick ice that made him look like an uncarved ice statue.
Bibi ran toward the wolves with a frightening snarl on his face.
The vines that held the porcupine to the mountainside lost power after Kael was incapacitated.
The porcupine began to tear out the vines, very eager to get his defenseless belly out of sight.
Just then, his senses tingled and he got a feeling of urgency. His eyes caught the slight ripple of space and light and he instinctively tucked his belly in.
