<blockquote>Diana feared for a moment that it would not work—that the light of her power wasn't enough, and the ice would never melt.
But then the first splintering crack reached her ears, and a moment later the wall of it before her had cracked, shattered; pieces broke off and slid away, the ice splitting deeper and deeper, still reflecting with red-gold shimmers of light. And then, all at once, a series of gasps, ragged startled half-drawn breaths—and Lois coughed.</blockquote>