From Habr:

XXX: Reliability is always good. And I am concerned about the joint structure of the ice creature, because if such a character wants to move, it will banally split.
YYY: God, he is just transfiguring himself! From a solid state to a solid, but in a different position, bypassing the liquid phase. Paddle, to say so. Well, that’s provided you don’t care about the fact that there is a living piece of ice and magic :)
XXX: Well now it is clear! and :-)