Air entered Phei lungs carrying enough frozen essence that his chest tightened immediately. Moisture inside his airways began crystallizing before his newly tempered lungs and Dragon vitality tore the frost apart.
He breathed again.
The second breath hurt worse; this time he felt Primordial Frozen's Essence moving through the delicate tissues and trying to settle there.
His lungs had only recently been rebuilt by Great Immortal essence.
This place still made inhaling feel faintly suicidal.
Phei exhaled slowly, dark frost left his lips, a white crust had already gathered along the edges of his eyelashes.
He blinked.
Several crystals cracked apart, his hair began freezing next.
Frost first appeared along the loose black strands framing his face. Then the ends hardened. Individual strands stuck together beneath growing layers of ice until portions of his long dark hair became rigid and pale.
Another gust crossed him.
Several strands froze nearly white.
