Chapter 16: The Joy of Ice and Fire
"I was born in the cold, shaped by the wind and snow, tempered by the cold, and forged with blood."
- Freljord Humanities: Winter's Claw War Mother; Sejuani
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"Yes, I'm here."
For no reason, Aslan subconsciously replied.
His reply made Sejuani, who was stirring the water in the pool, pause, and she turned her head slightly to look sideways at Aslan, who happened to see the blue light of the eyes on her face.
It's beautiful and has a different taste.
However, because Sejuani had her back to her, and the pool was full of smoke, Aslan couldn't really see it, but her smooth back could be faintly seen.
From behind, Sejuani's figure is very tall, and the overall appearance is well-proportioned, with a slender waist, rounded hips, probably often wielding a flail, her shoulders are slightly broad, forming an incomparably attractive contrast with the slender bee waist below, and her short pale silver hair is slightly shining in the faint blue water.
The slender jade legs look extremely full, the transparent pool water can see her delicate toes, and the blue ice veins on her body make her body look sexy and charming, the pool water ripples, and the blue and ochre are like a dream, in the mist, Aslan seems to see the holy and pure scenery.
At the same time, Aslan also saw the cold iron and ice flail the size of an adult's head that she placed in the lock ring by the pool, and she could fully imagine its weight, but she didn't expect that Sejuani's body that looked so delicate and soft contained such terrifying power.
Completely ignoring Aslan's watching her, Sejuani slowly poured water on her body, allowing the abundance to bounce lightly as she raised her arm, and Aslan subconsciously glanced over.
Obviously being watched, but Sejuani showed a casual attitude, as if she had thought of something, she said to Aslan, "Why haven't you come down yet?" ”
“???”
Aslan didn't know what Sejuani was going to do.
"In Udier's words, we call it a sincere meeting, we can see the sincerity of both sides, and we can talk about cooperation."
Aslan: "..."
For the first time, he understood; It turns out that there is such a meaning when it comes to seeing each other sincerely.
However, he did feel the heavy sincerity of the other party.
Sejuani looked at Aslan, Freljord admired the law of the jungle, the winner is king, the loser never gets mercy, as the ruler of Winterclaw, as the mother of war, it was clear that she had always revered this idea.
However, the increasingly cold climate has clearly brought Winterclaw to a critical time of life and death, and she may face irreversible defeat, whether it is to compete with the bears for hunting grounds, or to go south to raid, which will require the sacrifice of a large number of warriors.
Without the warrior to fight, Winterclaw may not be able to keep her position, and even her life in the harsh climate, she will become the main culprit of the group's failure.
Thinking of this, Sejuani's dark blue eyes flashed, and when she looked at Aslan again, she already had some determination.
"I think what you're saying makes a lot of sense." Sejuani patted the stone railing by the pool, "What Udir said also makes sense, so I have a suggestion, I have decided to make a blood oath pact with you, and from now on, we will be allies of mutual help." ”
"Allies?" Aslan looked at Sejuani, "You don't ask me about my identity?" ”
"What does your identity have to do with our cooperation?" Sejuani reached out and pulled Aslan into the pool, and the cold air immediately hit his face, Aslan's clothes were frozen, and his white hair was shining, making him look frosty.
"My identity really doesn't matter." Aslan nodded, "What matters is the cooperation between us. ”
"Yes, we can be blood oaths." Sejuani brushed Aslan's clothes away, "It doesn't matter to me who you are, I just want you to be my blood oath, and under the witness of the gods of Freljord, this is the only bond that can guarantee that there will be no betrayal between us." ”
Aslan looked at Sejuani, "Are you serious?" ”
"Yes; I'm very serious now, you can provide me with food, weapons, armor, tools of war...... and other resources, perhaps not of very good quality, but in sufficient quantities, and I can guarantee that I can provide you with a support army at any time for you to use in the war...... Your victory will bring my victory. ”
Aslan found that he had underestimated Sejuani.
To understand it another way, what she is good at is the military situation, Ash is good at politics and soldiers, and Lisandro is the political force.
She may not be very good at operations management, but her intuition is too sharp.
Thoughts kept flashing in Aslan's mind, but his expression didn't change in the slightest, and since he said it, it was also a good thing for him
"I agree to be your blood oath and provide you with supplies for war readiness, but on the contrary, I need your right army to provide me with assistance at the right time, as well as the purchasing of grain and the right to mine the ice as I said."
In order to cope with the upcoming changes in Noxus, Aslan needs to expand his armed forces, have strength, have an army, and have enough confidence to do anything.
"But," Sejuani said, and she pressed Aslan against the stone railing by the pool, "We've talked about our first step, and we're going to move on to the next." ”
Like a lazy cat, Sejuani got tired of Aslan's body, and her movements led the water to make a constant "whoosh" sound.
Perhaps inexperienced, Sejuani's movements looked a little jerky.
But for Aslan, there is a clear difference between the two extreme sensations of cold and cold pool water and the soft and hot heat that envelops him, and the difference between hot and cold temperature makes him know what is called thermal expansion and cold contraction.
This made him gasp, and he also knew the fact that the body of the Ice Descendant was not completely cold, and even the alternation of hot and cold made the body temperature appear very high, giving him a different kind of enjoyment.
What about the safe type?
Aslan thought as he leaned against the edge of the pool.
From his vantage point, he could see traces of Sejuani's movement in the water, her entire body reflecting the luster of the pool like crystals.
Aslan found himself blue, very blue, and a lot of frost covered his body, the last time he felt this way was when he met Lisandro on the Holy Mountain, and he received two blessings, and it seems that this time he received some more.
Like some instinct engraved in the Iceborn's bloodline, Aslan felt the power.
[Frost Armor: After leaving the battle, you will gain Frost Armor, which provides physical protection, magic resistance, and immunity to slowdown. 】
After a blood oath with Sejuani, he seems to have gained another ability.
Now, he has three abilities in him.