Not all magic came from the aetheric winds. The deer’s power came from the raw power of the forest, from the Fraying upon which it grew for a thousand, thousand years. Their magic was borrowed; it did not function beyond the forest's borders. From a pact of blood and ice was winter's fury calmed and the deer given mastery of the forest and protection of those that dwelt within. Their Hartsight was a gift that allowed them to see beyond sight, the living energy of the forest and the shadows of what lurked within, of what did not belong, of what ought to be expelled, and what ought to be avoided. Even so, with their control and their power, there were yet things that they did not know nor understand. The forest yet held mysteries that were beyond even their joyful stewards.