"A great spirit, one who gave us the power of Hartsight. It allows us to see the forest for what it is, to banish its illusions and keeps us safe from the wildness of it. It gives us our magic for as long as we are within the Greenwoods. We care for the forest, its inhabitants and the seasons... except for winter," she explained. "Winter is... It’s a force of its own in the Greenwoods, uncompromising and destructive. It tears and it rips and overstays its due time. The Lord in Winter... The first lord was our last king, who made the pact for the whole of our race, that we may have a home to call our own. In return, he gave up his right to rule and bore the crown of winter, his crown lost to time so that none may claim dominion over all deer. So that the icy winds would obey him, so that he could stay winter's fury, so that any of us might survive to see another spring." She paused.