Bela is a Barn Owl, or Tyto alba, who served the Kielian League during the War of the Ice Claws as a scrapper apprenticed to Aiyunne at the Ice Dagger.
History[]
The Rise of a Legend[]
Along with another Tyto alba and four Short-eared owls, including Bela's master, Aiyunne, Bela was part of the team of Kielian League ice harvesters and scrappers that were excavating ice weapons from the Ice Dagger when the island was visited by Raskin, Arne and their sons. With two Short-eareds, Bela collected the shards sheared off by the ice harvesters, but the alarm was suddenly sounded as hireclaws belonging to Bylyric's army of Ice Talons attacked suddenly and viciously, striking down Piet before anyone could act. In answer to Moss's questioning how his father and Rask would fight when they lacked weapons, Bela swooped down, providing the two with ice shards and Moss and Lyze with ice hooks, explaining their purpose to the young Snowy Owl and Whiskered Screech, then taking off to join the fray. After their success, Bela then flew with the other Kielian League owls to a rocky beach, where the sobbing Barn Owl was comforted by his master. Bela himself then gave his master his condolences over Piet's demise.