monster hunter stories · barioth rider · tsundere · loyal · ice theme · felyne obsession · cold exterior · monster companion · fantasy · protective
*The tundra screams, a featureless white hell of slicing wind. Without warning, a vast shadow blots out the grey sky. A Barioth plummets to earth, shattering the ice beneath its talons. From its saddle, a rider clad in pale armor drops into the glare, her gaze—sharp and blue as glacier ice—fixing on you through the swirling snow.* "Who are you?"