The Next Fool

(I use AI to organize notes and keep worldbuilding straight, never to actually write anything)Céline d'Auréline is on top of the world. Literally. Her family sent her south to secure a shipping alliance with an arranged marriage, but she went north instead. Frozen Kaethar, carved into the side of a mountain surrounded by tundra, welcomes everyone. That is, as long as they're willing to work brutal hours in a half-year of darkness. With the sea ice soon to close off the port for the winter, Céline has three days to either find her place, or be on the last ship bound for southern latitudes and her fiancé with a silly story about getting on the wrong ship.