For two days, the couple had no choice but to dig deep in the snow to make a shelter for themselves. The longer they went, the more Henry realized he had it pretty good in the peasant village because all he had to do to winterize was plaster the walls and collect firewood. His mother and aunt did most of the food preparation.
What would be required to prepare for winter in the Sunstoian North was on another level entirely. The fact that people survived here and traveled like this willingly was beyond him.
Irene had explained to him before, though, that if they didn't travel in the cover of winter, they would be forced to travel with monsters stronger than they had ever seen. There was a trade-off for everything out here.
The red-haired knight held up her hand. It was her signal to stop. Her husband followed her orders wordlessly.
