Xadin chuckled a bit at the joke as well.  It had been a long time since he met someone who had enjoyed this part of the struggle.  He watched him test out the arm and smiled a bit to himself.  He nodded a bit at what he said.  “I can defend myself against the freezing somewhat but I figured that I would even the odds some.”  He watched him closely as he formed the ring of ice and left the gash in the tree.  “That is an interesting use, but you shouldn’t be wasting your time.”  The cold on his arm started to move upward and the ice was mow covering past his elbow and some of his upper arm.  “The ice is going to continue to spread over your body until you are frozen solid.  I have put my life force into it and the only way it will stop is if I make it or I die.  Your fate has already been sealed.”  Xadin then looked at the wolf and still didn’t move from the stop he first appeared in.  He held the whip at his side and watched the wolf to see what his action would be.