On the other side of the planet, said Black, the wardens of the ocean were burning, burning, burning. They were pumping carbon dioxide into the air at a rate that would have made even the Middle Anth blush. The storm computer liked it hot. Shivelight & Shadowtackle had the tools to counterbalance this malignity, and keep the atmosphere in balance—but there could be no deviation from the firm’s long-term plan.