Northstar Vale who put the Halo novels here?

Benry blinked.
Her smile faded, and she realized, at least partially, her mistake. Though she didn't realize that he had an issue with processing sounds, it was clear that she had gone way too fast and had data dumped him without actually knowing what he wanted to learn about. Her excitement about snow evaporated and she made a silly expression that included both a smile and pursed lips.

Oh.. Umi stood up and looked around her, wondering if the terrain might help her out for a minute here. There! The declaration was immediate and strong. She stood, pointing her features toward the top of one of the Sunspire peaks that bordered the Vale.

Where she pointed, white coated the peak. It was in a thin sprinkle, for most of it had melted in the last spring and had yet to be replaced with fresh ice. That white stuff.