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Chapter 2
I fell, face first in the snow. I got up, coughing. I glared at the cub. Hiro barked happily. Hinata followed my moves and glared at her brother. The huge white figure of Chikara twitched in annoyance. Babysitting polar bear cubs was not fun when their mom was 3 feet away, seal fishing, and I had to keep them from scaring the seals away. I batted Hiro with a snowy wing. He bawled in sorrow. I barely hit him. Hinata threw snow in his face. A splash of water sent me into the real world. Chikara slapped the seal unconscious, and then swiftly broke its neck. This family would be fed tonight. I left them with the gory business of feeding.
I felt the cold sensation of water whirling around me. I dove deeper, enjoying the water in my wings. I could not feel cold, so I did not care about freezing, that or I was just used to it. I watched happily, as fish swam around me, used to my presence. An orca whizzed by me, the force of water tickling me, I laughed without fear, this was my home.
I jumped from the water, catching currents with my wings, swinging me into the air. I had never been far from land, and I did not intend to go far. This was me, Koori of the ice.