Nature's beauty and danger are one
The same force that captivates us is the one that can kill us, the way a storm is as gripping as it is deadly. What brings rain and harvest also brings flood and death, especially for people who live off the land.
Coveting wild power exacts a price
Those who try to seize and own a force of nature end up tested, exposed and punished by it. Its gifts are not loyal: it can rescue or destroy, and it strikes at whoever threatens it.
Capturing a wonder traps the captor
Forcing something wild and mythical into human hands binds the one who did it, who can never be free of what they have unleashed. Bringing a myth to life cannot be undone.
Sudden abundance breeds bitter envy
When luck from the sky turns years of failure into wealth, the change brings resentment as well as riches. A windfall from nature sets neighbours against the person it favoured.
Those who have everything want nature
Once people hold power over others, their hunger turns to owning the weather and the land itself. The urge to control nature grows alongside the urge to rule people.