"It is when you created it - and magic is difficult to work here."

To demonstrate, she creates another burst of frost over an upturned palm.

"With the same amount of effort at home, I can surround myself with a frigid blast, to protect myself. That's why I need to practice. If I'm ever needed again-..."

Without her concentration, the spell fails, and the swirling snowflakes at her fingertips vanish. "...then that's all I'll be able to manage, unless I adjust to it somehow."