Looking up to Goldenscale, Ahnah gave a tired smile before laying her head back down. "I'm.... fine, just tired. I underestimated a few components of the puzzle. and I payed for it. I should have enough time to recover while you, Kaden, and Deniigi manage your puzzles," she said, wrapping the end of her tail around Goldenscale's leg, "Just goes to show that you shouldn't go into these things expecting something simple."

Catching up with Goldenscale, Deniigi and Midnight looked her over, brushing off any frist that clung to her fur. "Just don't strain yourself Ahnah. There may be no visible injuries, but that doesn't mean there aren't any below the surface," Deniigi said, " Regardless, some rest will do you good."

Turning to Goldenscale, Deniigi gave a smile before slipping Kaden off his back, "If you're ready, the next puzzle is open. If not, I can take it, " he said, nodding to the  door at the end of the room, "Either way, someone needs to keep aan eye on Ahnah while she rests. There's no telling what all manner of injuries she managed to catch in her puzzle."

As the door slammed behind her, the room bacame pitch black with the sound of scraping ice filling the room. When light came back to the room, it revealed row upon row of moving ice. As each row moved, small gaps could be seen cut into a single block of each row. At the opposite side of the room, and ice covered lever sat being held by what appeared to be a spirit.

With each step closer to the lever Goldenscale took, the temperature seemed to drop. As she came to the last few rows of ice, the ground seemed to become much rougher than it had been, causing the moving ice to throw splinters as it made its way across the floor.

Upon being hit by the ice, the room seemed to grow darker. While the moving ice seemed uaffected and just as visible as before, the safe zones within them seemed to become darker and harder to see.

"Is that your best? I pitty the eternal spirit who chose you as their champion," the spirit by the lever called out, its voice seeming to carry through the moving ice, "You should just give up. There's no hope for you here. Not in this cold."

Goldenscale gave a snort at the voice, anger heating her body slowly.  "I'm done giving up.  I've done that for years.  Anyways, that spirit has never been dissappointed in my actions no matter what I did.  She is proud of me and I know that.  Now if you excuse me, I've got to finish the course." she said.  Though it had gotten darker and her body was continually showered with ice shards and frost, she needed to continue on, or else they would never make it out.  She gave a cry of pain when she used her front paws to throw herself out of the hole and into the next one, since she was still able to feel where she was and where the edges were.  She was now in the second to last one before seh reached it, and she was determined to continue going, though her scales were now closer in color to snow that the sunlight.  She was freezing and she knew it, but even if she didn't survive it, she needed to finish the puzzle.  

"Let's see you prove that then. There's only so much one of the Moon's choosing can do here in Ice's domain," the spirit laughed, "Your scales and fur can't protect you here. With the time distortion here, who's to say your friends aren't already gone."

Upon reaching the last hole, a small blue stone similar to the red one Midnight had obtained in her puzzle could be seen. Making contact with the stone felt as though one was placing their hands within a flowing stream.

Goldenscale gave a laugh of her own.  "You underestimate me.  My scales and fur may not be able to protect me for long in the cold, but I have more determination and will to live than most.  That I learned the hard way." she said.  With one final jump, she reached the last hole and dove in, her body curling around inside as she picked up the stone.  She closed her eyes in bliss at the calm and relaxing feeling.  With a violoent shiver bringing herself back, she jumped out of the hole and to the lever, pulling it down as more violent shivers began.  Her scales had almost drained of all color by then, her body's own way of showing how cold she was.  Her breath condensed thickly as she breathed shakily, but she continued to smile as she waited for the wall to come down.

"You've done well. We will meet agian some day. Be prepared," the spirit said as the room went dark and silent. After what seemed like hours, light began to stream in through the cracks that formed in the wall. When the wall shatered, it flooded the area with light.

Picking herself up, Ahnah ran to Goldenscale's side before wrapping her wings around her. "Praise the spirits you're alright," she said, doing whatever she could to warm Goldenscale back up, "You're white as snow, but you're alive. Let's get you warmed up."

Coming to Ahnah's side, Deniigi and Midnight smiled upon seeing Goldenscale. "It's good to see that you made it with little more than a few scrapes and a chill," Deniigi said, examining  the injuried caused by the ice, "Well, at least the bleeding was instantly stopped by the cold freezing it shut."

"I suspect we'll need them to open the door out. They seem to represent the three elements needed to live. Within the next two puzzles, there should be a green stone to represent nature where red represents the sun's warmth, and blue the life giving water," Deniigi said, watching  as Midnight handed her stone to Goldenscale.

"Here, this stone is very warm to the touch. You need it more than me right now," Midnight said, tucking the stone under Goldenscale's wing, "It kept me warm during my puzzle. I think it'll help you well right now."

"The spirits here seem to like playing tricks on people by the sounds of it. First Midnight, then you. We'll have to be careful about them," Ahnah said, placing a blanket over Goldenscale, "The white you've become is probably from you blood rushing away from the surface of your skin, taking color with it. Once Deniigi and Kaden finish their puzzles, we'll need to rush you to a house. We should be able to keep you warm enough till then."