Ione was a very traditional Freljordian. Although she had grown up listening to the legends of the Three Sisters and lacked the powerful talents of a warrior, she revered Freljord's ancient traditions just like those warriors did, and looked down on the warmbloods of the south.
After she displayed a talent for magic and was accepted by the Frostguard Tribe as a Frostguard Priest, this trait became even more pronounced.
Her talent was not particularly impressive. She could neither carry out those dangerous missions nor become the next Frost Witch, but that did not stop her from using her talent as a Spellcaster to look down arrogantly at every Iceblood Lineage warrior.
Given Ione's strength, such an attitude was extremely rude according to Freljord's traditional values.
However, because she was a Frostguard Priest, the Iceblood Lineage warriors she usually encountered generally tolerated her rudeness.
This experience had clearly given Ione a mistaken impression—she seemed to have misjudged both her status and her strength.
This time, when the Frost Witch appointed her as an envoy to preach to the warmbloods, Ione's attitude was naturally a little too condescending.
Ione did not think there was anything wrong with her behavior. To her, conveying the news that the Frost Witch had summoned these lowly warmbloods was already the greatest favor she could grant them.
However, she clearly did not understand that those legendary warriors had mainly tolerated her because of her status. Lux's caution toward her was likewise because the news she brought was somewhat shocking, and had nothing to do with Ione herself.
Thus, when Ione was enraged by this performance and decided that the warmbloods were blaspheming the great Frost Witch, she flew into an uncontrollable rage.
"This is a disgraceful blasphemy!" Ione was no longer calm. Instead, she began shouting,