[Weapon 2] The Shurikens of Ice

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You hadn't ever experienced extreme temperatures atop the Mountain of a Million Steps. Though the monastery was high up in the sky, it usually stayed rather temperate year-round.

So as the boat you sat upon slowly drifted down the river, you couldn't help but shiver.

Wu and the others had built the boat from fallen trees and what scraps you could find. It was sturdy enough to travel through the icy rivers, though one crash could cause the ship to sink.

You were seated towards the back of the boat, just beside the stairs that led up to the pilot's deck. Your knees were bent, and your arms were folded upon your kneecaps. You were trying to avoid the cold, though you didn't want to head into the ship's only room in the event that your help was needed.

Your emotions, however, rose like the great mountains of ice far ahead.

Morro's loss still hurt you dearly. You'd like to assume it's taken its affect upon Wu, as well, for he has not spoken since the ship was built. He had been meditating upon the ship's front bowsprit, silent.

You stared up at the dark, stormy sky. You were nowhere near the Shurikens of Ice. If it continued to grow colder, you wouldn't be able to handle it. Snow gently began to fall as the ship floated down the river between two mountains of ice. Icebergs, they were called.

Your body shivered again, and you lowered your head onto your hands to warm your face. You already had a loose jacket on that Wu had provided you, yet it hardly did much against the cold. You didn't want to ask for more. Wu was suffering just as much as you werel.

You heard someone sit down beside you. You initially dismissed it until he spoke. "You doing okay?" Kai asked you.

"No," You responded. "I'm cold." You didn't want to talk about Morro, right now.

"...You are?" Kai sounded confused. "It's not... that bad?"

"You know I'm not a Ninjagoan, right?" You looked up towards the red ninja pointedly. "I get hot and cold easier than you do."

"Right, sorry," Kai sighed. "I'm not exactly used to that." He then glanced up in surprise. "It isn't gonna, like... hurt you if it gets too cold, is it? We're only halfway to the Shurikens."

"Depends on how cold it gets," You pondered. You extended your legs as your arms reached up to hug your body. "I think I will be fine, though..." You stared up at the sky once again. The occasional snowflake hit your face, and you couldn't help but worry if a storm would approach.

"I spy something... white!" You heard Jay's voice from the upper deck.

"There's literally nothing white up here but snow," came Cole's retort.

"You got it!" Jay excitedly responded.

You silently grinned at the two's interaction. They're doing better than you, at least.

"Greetings," You looked up as Zane appeared. He sat down on the other side of you. "How are you two doing?"

"I'm doing fine," Kai mentioned. He glanced to the side, "Even if we're on a boat..."

"I'm okay," You shrugged. "Just cold."

"We have plenty of blankets in the ship," Zane told you. "I believe Sensei brought them with. Would you like me to get one?"

You paused for a moment in surprise. Wu had? You didn't believe he had told you of the spare blankets. You let out a quiet breath of amusement. "I'll—"

"Woah," You turned to the red ninja. He was staring at you. "How'd you do that?"

"What?" You quietly laughed, and another small cloud fizzled into existence.

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