Peng Iroside

 Peng Ironside

They called him Peng Ironside, not for his size, but for his will.

When winter came, he left his clan alone, as Bjorn Ironside once did. No brothers. No fire. Only fur, steel, and ice.

The glacier stripped him of warmth, hunger became his shadow, silence his teacher. Each step broke fear. Each night hardened his spirit.

When winter ended, Peng returned changed. Quiet. Unyielding.

Those who survive the ice alone

are no longer warriors.

They are legends.