Protecting Mine Own

Who's to say why the gods don't answer, really. Was it because she started this whole thing with a mental declaration of independence? Because she'd tried to build alliances with The Voice before, and the Old Gods weren't particularly interested in anyone that flaky? Because your deal, your problem, figure it out yourself? Whatever the reason for the silence may be, it is silence that met Zariah: utter, absolute, all-encompassing silence. And one marble-sized snowflake, which strikes her squarely on the nose.