THE FURTHER NORTH one goes in the Beta Plane, the significantly colder it becomes.
We set out around dawn, and even the suns were not enough to warm us that early in the day.
My body was struggling to maintain a warm temperature as we went from the forest in Spring to Pine Woods in Winter. The change was rather abrupt —we could even still see the wildflowers and sunlight on the other side of the river separating the two sides of the woods. A haphazard crossing was made of round flat stones which we had needed to hop onto one at a time.
Around them, the water was testy and freezing.
But we managed to get across, onto the powdery snow. We did not have the time to warm up in order to ward off the chilly winds. The best we could do was layer on our jackets and coats. We needed to move as fast as we could to make it to the edge of Winfrost by nightfall.
Camping in the Pine Woods was not an option.
"What do we do if we run into those Icen things the Elves warned us about?" Georgia asked nervously.
"Stay close and leave it to me," I breathed, hoping that my charm and lack of nutritional substance would still work on the beasts this time around.
"I've still got my gun," Adam added.
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