Dane and Bann met Maggus and became fast friends. And that bond deepened over fireside tales with some traveling Vaettir. Talk of curses, bargains, and hidden ones eventually led the trio to the Kelding Snowfields and an area of the vast tundra healing from the scars of an unnatural blight that had both taken root and been expunged the year before. The three sought to aid the healing process and preserve the natural balance. Action and inaction were both guided by this principle, and as they returned home, they could feel a presence, unnerving but also an indication that they had been seen.