"I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before. I don't even understand how that's possible." She shook her head. "Every time I think I'm starting to get a grasp on this place, something new comes up. Like frictionless patches of ground."

Up ahead a burst of flame melted a bit of the snow trail, creating a puff of steam. "What do when—here, what's that?" She pointed. Some distance ahead she could just make out a shape that didn't seem to be foliage.