This hits so many of my favorite notes, Cofax. Of course, Raima doing as women have always done, and going to war in the guise of a man, is just perfect. And I love the rumors of the demons of the north and the terrors there. We get hints of that even in HHB, Narnia as a dark and dangerous enterprise, and so this is a wonderful development of that idea.

Also, of course, the climatic catastrophe is an even better twist -- all that melting snow is going to impact others -- I remember how you dealt with that in Carpetbaggers and it's great to see you return to that. Just a terrific fill.