Iceman Awakens

<p><strong>Nine strikes and a few sparks. Thirteen strikes and a spark caught a little smoke, but I hurried and blew too much while jostling the needles. <em>Focus, Gaspare.</em> I felt the call deep within where my blood retreated to stay close to my heart. <em>Focus</em>. My head felt sluggish and my movements dragged with effort. Slowing my breathing I rearranged the needles on the bark and struck again¿-five strikes and the little spark became an ember.</strong></p><p></p><p>Gaspare, in the role of a young ¿zi the Iceman, desperate to confront his fate and honor his father, receives the ultimate sacrifice. At thirteen with a gifted calling and promise of prophecy, he must face his failures, fight the oppression from his brothers, and learn to live in a society that deemed him a curse. This is Gaspare, the reborn Iceman found murdered on the ¿zal mountains as he begins his tale that led him to that fateful day.</p><p>From questions surrounding the mystery of ¿zi''s mummy preser