Roxelena has inherited her family talent for cold. On Earth, it is useless, but there is a request for a woman with talent on a world she has never heard of.

Marriage is a condition of her travel, so she agrees. She has yet to find a man who can withstand contact with her, so his unconditional agreement to her comes as a surprise.

When she meets her husband for the first time and feels the heat of his body and his talent for fire, she understands why he doesn't feel the cold. He craves her cooling as she wants his heat, and they exchange their talents gladly.