The contrast between the bright white snow and the crisp, crystal blue waters of the polar seas never ceased to amaze Leah. The woman leaned slightly over the rail of her small research vessel, arms resting on the cold metal as she watched icebergs flow by in the distance as her auburn hair was blown gently into her face by a soft chilly wind. Her piercing blue eyes roamed from wave-crest to iceberg, taking in the natural beauty but also on the lookout for something more… alive.