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The moment Ulric stated that he had never seen the strange ice bridge before, then of course Artorias had wanted to go check it out! He loved seeing strange, new things in the world, and this was as strange as they came! He nodded to Ulric's question, but already his paws were leading the two of them down towards the rocky northern shore. Getting closer to the water, the wind seemed to pick up a bit, bitter coastal gales whipping around the bridge and tousling his fur. Artorias studied the ice as they came closer, paws crunching over small pebbles and stones until he reached the edge of the bridge. He gazed at it curiously, taking a tentative sniff, though why he had no idea. It was ice, of course it smelled like nothing.

Turning back to Ulric with a daring look in his eyes, Artorias lifted one paw and set it on the bridge. The ice was frigid against his paw pads, but still he pressed on. Moving slow to avoid slipping, which he almost did twice on his way up and narrowly avoided ending up facedown, the young wolf navigated the ice with cautious claws and steady motions. He made it a few steps over the ice, gazing down the length of the seemingly endless bridge. It just stretched into the horizon forever with no end in sight. Had the strange creatures they'd encountered this past season come to Boreas this way? If so, where had they come from? A strong whip of wind from down the ice bridge made Artorias flinch and recoil against the buffeting wind. There was definitely no way they could brave it enough to get to the other side, even if they had wanted to go.

Stepping backwards and trying not to slip, Artorias returned to the rocky shore, still gazing at the bridge with curiosity and wonder. "Ulric, are there lands beyond Boreas and Auster?" he asked, still looking out to the horizon beyond the ocean. His wanderlust in his spirit was coming out in full force, and the young Carpathius wolf was already trying to imagine how many other worlds existed beyond their knowledge. What would they look like? What sorts of creatures lived there?

"Artorias Carpathius"