Wendy Milton rides the galleons -- ships that carve their way through the ice on giant razors -- securing the route for her home city. It's noble work, but there's profit to be made too, epsecially if one happens to discover a wreckled machine from the pre-ice days. That's a fortune waiting to be made, for her and her crew, but between ice pirates, bidding wars, and the everpresent cold, her cushy retirement may just be out of reach.