Nature is silent

Previously

…As Elara looked at the pulsing ice, a profound sense of responsibility settled upon her. Her earth-whispering abilities, her connection to the planet, had led her to this moment. She was a conduit, a translator for a force that spoke in the language of stars and ice. And she knew, with a certainty that chilled her to the bone, that the path forward would be one of understanding, of guidance, and of protecting the delicate balance of this ancient, awakening power. The silence of Antarctica was not an end, but a prelude. And she was at its heart.