Frozen Stars

Night had fallen by the time Natha had left the cathedral and worked her way south. Shed been back to visit a few times but ultimately decided that it was no longer of her interest, being far too strange and mysterious. It struck her as the sort of place that would be haunted.

The sky above her was dark and mostly clear. The stars twinkled brilliantly. With the moon a slim crescent there was no other body of light to outshine them. It was then that she came to a large lake that was completely frozen solid even though it was the height of summer. That didn't surprise her too much. This far north there was no such thing as summer. Far as she could tell there seemed to be no sign of prey here and likely few other predators.