[Humming in thought] I'm from the northern polar regions of my world, but the elders never said which pole it took place at. So yes, it could very well be at the South Pole.

Now, this woman lived in a cave next to the frozen sea. The cave was carved out of a glacier and she lived deep inside. In this cave, there was a magical pool of sea water from the waters passing underneath. It acted like a mirror and in it one could see the paths your life could take.

For this wise old woman, was no ordinary woman. Not only was it said that her wisdom could drown the ocean, and she was as ageless as the ice itself, she did something that was nearly unheard of among the people who lived on the ice. She wove. But not just anything. The old woman, wrapped in her pelts, wove the tapestry of life, with magical threads. No one was sure what these magical threads were made of, except that whatever they were, life altered at their introduction.

Naturally, of course, there were people who sought out this woman for her advice and knowledge. And one day, a girl decided to make this dangerous journey as well. For her family and her people faced a seeming hopeless calamity and she refused to let it be. No, she would see what was in store for her and hers... and what, if anything, could be done...