The vast mountain range that encircled Icirrus City like a natural barrier was called the Dragonspiral Mountains.
In Ancient Unovan, its name meant "nest of dragons."
Needless to say, this place had deep ties to the Black and White Dragons who had created the Unova Region.
The main peak closest to Icirrus City had a much plainer name: Snowflake Mountain.
It was hard to say whether the mountain had been named after the city or the other way around.
Still, plenty of people headed into the mountains from Icirrus City.
Some were mountaineering enthusiasts, others were Trainers seeking to hone their skills, and still others hoped to catch a powerful Ice-type Pokémon.
The snow-covered mountain forests teemed with their own distinctive vitality.
Xia Chi and Caitlin were still riding Miraidon, following Salamence as they searched for Dragonspiral Tower.
They had adopted this separate "guide plus mount" arrangement not because Lord Salamence was too ill-tempered to let them ride.
Rather, Miraidon had a baffling possessiveness over being Xia Chi's exclusive mount and grew jealous the moment Xia Chi climbed onto Salamence's back.
And this battle-shy lizard had a particularly distinctive way of expressing that jealousy.
Miraidon neither made a fuss nor tried to stop him, but simply dimmed the futuristic blue lights all over its body, as though running low on power.
Then it lowered its head, and the whole dragon suddenly looked listless.
With its colors dulled and its posture drooping, it looked exactly like an eggplant wilted by frost.
Seeing how aggrieved it looked, yet how afraid it was to say anything, Xia Chi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Only a battle-shy lizard like Miraidon could be so timid even about being jealous.
Left with no choice, Xia Chi had switched to riding Miraidon.
Caitlin had then