Walrus shuffled around in the melting snow. It was warmer down here, on the outskirts of the Ice kingdom, closer to the Kingdom of sand. The middle of the Ice kingdom was a little too cold for her. But this- here, the spot where she was lying down in- it was perfect.
The sun (unless it's night- if so, change that to "the three moons") beamed down on her icy scales, making them gleam like sapphires. Walrus was staring out at the beautiful ocean in front of her. There were almost no waves, which was quite unusual. She breathed in the calm air, which smelled of fish and salt.
She sat up and spread open her wings, catching a gust of chilly wind. She launched herself into into the air and soared just above the ocean, her wings sending up droplets of water with every beat.
It felt like such a perfect day for flying, Walrus decided not to dive down into the water. After a long while of flying, Walrus stopped in mid air, hovering over an icy cliff. She looked down, suddenly filled with dread.
Was it already a week ago, that Father had sent that messenger? Walrus thought. Yes, it must have been.
Father. The messenger had told Walrus to come to that feast. She had said that Father wanted to catch up on Walrus's life. Walrus hadn't seen Father in several months, and she wanted to keep it that way. She shuddered. But what would he do to her if she didn't come?
He knew where to find Walrus. Unless... unless that changed. Walrus would never, EVER actually want to leave the Ice kingdom for good. But if it meant never facing Father again... the memory of his spiked tail slamming into her side because she failed to catch a fish made her wince. She had to leave. To somewhere else. Not knowing where she was going, she continued to fly. Eventually, the ice turned into sand, and the temperature got VERY hot. Panting, she skidded to a stop, sending a cloud of sand up into the air. She jumped suddenly. There was an odd hole in the ground, almost covered in sand, but still slightly visible. She pushed some sand aside and found that it was an odd... tunnel. It seemed to emit some sort of weird energy. Something told her to try to squeeze through. Digging with her talons and crawling through the tight space, she finally reached the solid tunnel floor.