And break the frozen heart.

"Hmm". The noncommittal sound was all she uttered for a time, then silence. She supposed he was correct, it was something to discover. Something unfamiliar and powerful, dangerous and maybe even exciting to some. She did not share a naturalist's wonder at the beauty of the world, her own eyes so colored by the preference for her homelands. To her it was not the land, but who dwelt within and the loyalty that bound her there. Here she felt no ties, no matter what words she may have given Malachi. She would live by them, yes, but they did not dwell within her heart.

"Will you discover it?" She finally asked, turning from the ice to gaze at him once more.