"She takes the life force out of people and can put it into other people to heal them. That's why she's called a healer. Apparently, they're something of an abomination in Letha's world." But Ivar didn't care. She was an innocent child. It's not like she could control her powers just yet. As she grew older, Ivar felt confident that he could teach her how to control them. If she could refrain from using them on him, she could learn how to do it with other people.

Winter blinked up, focusing in on the hand coming towards her. One pale little hand tried to work its way out of the blanket. "She feels safe and calm when she's around me. It's an instinctive thing. She felt this way even before she was born. It's why Letha always felt better when I touched her, even though Winter was unconsciously draining her life." Winter associated him with security and love, so naturally all of her weeks-old self control went into keeping her father from being harmed.