Threshold of Ice

Diane knelt by the fish pool, frowning. "Could the temperature have dropped too fast? Maybe it killed them."

Gareth stood beside her, brow furrowed against both the cold and the confusion. "But these same fish were thriving in Glassfog Lake. If they can survive there, why not here?"

Sadie crouched at the edge, studying the water in silence.

She slipped her fingers beneath the surface. The cold bit