Tundra

"Thank you for bringing Hailstorm home. It was the least you could do."

— Tundra to Winter, Winter Turning

Tundra is an adult female IceWing who was introduced in Winter Turning. Along with being the former partner of Narwhal, she is a princess, warrior of the Second Circle, and an advisor to Snowfall.

Appearance

Tundra has cold, shimmering, stormy gray eyes and wears a necklace of SkyWing teeth that makes a jittery, small clattering sound when she moves. She has a cutting, flat, "here is some information" voice.

Personality

Tundra is sharp and demanding, and dropped an expressionless mask over her features after glancing at Icicle's last place Circle ranking. She is willing to give a high risk for a much higher gain.

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising

Icicle mentions her family in her thoughts here: "By the teeth of the Great Ice Dragon, this is boring as sand. I shall certainly tell Mother and Father and Aunt Glacier what a waste of time this entire school is."

Winter Turning

In the first chapter of the book, Tundra, Narwhal, Winter, Icicle and Hailstorm, three attendants, and one of Winter's uncles were all part of a hunting party. Tundra hissed for the attention of the others, announcing that whoever brought down the first polar bear would later sit beside the queen while she ate it. She shot a look at her daughter, Icicle.

She told Winter that he should try harder while hunting during the tense meals shared with his family. She would compare him negatively to Hailstorm and Icicle.

While Winter was out hunting, he paused, noticing that his prey, a female polar bear, has two cubs. He also watched a scavenger. Tundra flew towards him with Icicle and Narwhal following, shrieking at him to kill the bear. Winter attempted to do so but fails because he had hesitated too long.

Winter remembered how she would make him do the IceWing guard stance perfectly every day before he could eat. According to him, this was not very fun.

Later on in the book, when Winter woke up, she was waiting next to him and thanked him for bringing Hailstorm back, before saying it was the least he could do. She then complimented him by telling him that it was good that he had not apologized.

She was later seen as the dragon who scratches the names and moves them around the Circle rankings.

Talons of Power

She was mentioned in Talons of Power when Hailstorm asked about his parents' condition. Tundra was one of the five confirmed IceWings who had received the plague, another one being her husband Narwhal.

Darkness of Dragons

In the epilogue, Winter said that Tundra never wanted to see him again after the death of her husband, Narwhal.

Relationships

Narwhal

It has been implied that Tundra had feelings for her husband, as she was saddened by his death. The news hurt her to the point she never wanted to see Winter again.

Family Tree

More

Glacier

Several Dragons

Narwhal

Tundra

Crystal

Snowfall

Mink

Hailstorm

Winter

Icicle

Quotes

"Hailstorm killed a polar bear on his first hunt. Icicle has killed three so far. You obviously need to try harder."

― to Winter

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"What is wrong with you? Are you hunting or sightseeing? Are you an IceWing or a RainWing? Kill that bear!"

― to Winter during a hunt

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"Good. [...] No apologies. But now it is time to rise. There will be a ceremony in the courtyard in seven minutes that you must attend."

― to Winter

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"Thank you for bringing Hailstorm home [...] It was the least you could do."

― to Winter

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"Restore our family's rank."

― to Winter before the Diamond Trial

Trivia

• The sound of Tundra's necklace always made Winter want to go and hide in a snowbank.

References

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