Winter

"When you stole Arctic, you stole all our future gifts, everything that we might have become, and I can see why some dragons would think that's unforgivable. But … this. This imprisonment, for centuries, keeping you alive only to die over and over again. I feel like … I feel like perhaps you've been punished enough." -Winter

Winter is an adult male IceWing. Formerly a student attending Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Jade Winglet, he has since resigned from the school and is currently settled in Sanctuary with the Talons of Peace, where he studies scavenger behavior. He is a former prince of the Second Circle.

In Sanctuary, he has a partner, Spark, and a son, Climate.

Appearance
Winter has glittering pale blue scales the color of a frozen pond or lake. He has icy blue and white scales like overlapping shards of ice, that become slightly darker along his spine and the edges of his wings. He has dark blue eyes that were as blue as arctic oceans. He also has silver-blue wings, and razor-sharp silver claws. He wears a small wolfskin pouch tied to one of his ankles that contains a small skyfire stone. Kinkajou once mentioned that Winter always looks a bit angry. He is smaller than Pyrite, but broader than Qibli.

Personality
Moonwatcher described Winter's mind as very confusing. She also mentioned that Winter is a better dragon than most. She said that he is not the kind of dragon to betray someone's trust, and that he can think of what is best for Pyrrhia instead of just one tribe. She thinks he is honorable and brave- one of the truest, best dragons in Pyrrhia- but everything inside him is confusion and mirrors and pain. He is not the type of dragon to kill someone, and he likes to know where he fits into the world. Pyrite thinks that he is an enormous grump. Hailstorm described his brother as courageous and honorable, as he behaved with courage and intelligence on his quest to rescue the the lost IceWing Prince.

Winter is also shown to be more comfortable next to his non-IceWing friends since he chose to sit down next to Qibli. Winter once described his feelings as furious, trapped, frustrated, grateful, safe, alone, on fire, wanting the wrong things, hating himself, and confused.

After becoming a father, Winter starts to show more affection and sympathy, his soft side breaking through his icy exterior.

Among the Shadows
Shadowseer sees Winter in Sanctuary while he visits.

Fall of the Stars
While Firefly is with Shadowseer and her winglet, she spots Winter passing by with a three-year-old dragonet, Climate, and Spark.

Talons of Peace
Winter is the protagonist for the prologue. He is thinking about his SandWing mate, Spark, and his son, Climate.

Winter is seen throughout the book. Climate often stays with Winter and they find scavengers together.