It was colder out of the water than in it. The wind whistled past them,
sending snow in their eyes and stealing their breath. Noin collapsed on the
ground, making a deep hole in the thick snow. She kept her back to the
wind, and held up her arm to shield her face.
Zechs, on the other hand, somehow managed to trudge ahead to the protection of the trees. He didn't have the strength to turn and see how his companion was faring - all he could do was stumble onward in hopes that there was something waiting ahead.
Apparently, he was lucky.
Beyond the first few yards of trees, there was a somewhat large clearing. In the center of the somewhat large clearing was a somewhat dilapidated cabin. It did, however, look fairly inhabitable.
And there was only one thing that Zechs thought at that moment.
Thank god.
By the time he had dragged Noin, who was, by, then, unconscious, back to his discovery, he was loosing feeling in his lower legs.
Surely, this could not be a good thing.
He took a few moments doing the best he could to pat a hole in the wall of snow that took up half the cabin. He'd read somewhere that snow was a good insulator. And right then, he quite needed warmth.
First, he pulled Noin into the small space he'd made. Then, he climbed in after her. Even after only a few seconds, it was incredibly warm in the little space. Zechs didn't know if the heat would reach through their wet and frozen clothes, but his mind wasn't functioning properly enough to actually worry.
Within seconds, he was asleep.
Zechs, on the other hand, somehow managed to trudge ahead to the protection of the trees. He didn't have the strength to turn and see how his companion was faring - all he could do was stumble onward in hopes that there was something waiting ahead.
Apparently, he was lucky.
Beyond the first few yards of trees, there was a somewhat large clearing. In the center of the somewhat large clearing was a somewhat dilapidated cabin. It did, however, look fairly inhabitable.
And there was only one thing that Zechs thought at that moment.
Thank god.
By the time he had dragged Noin, who was, by, then, unconscious, back to his discovery, he was loosing feeling in his lower legs.
Surely, this could not be a good thing.
He took a few moments doing the best he could to pat a hole in the wall of snow that took up half the cabin. He'd read somewhere that snow was a good insulator. And right then, he quite needed warmth.
First, he pulled Noin into the small space he'd made. Then, he climbed in after her. Even after only a few seconds, it was incredibly warm in the little space. Zechs didn't know if the heat would reach through their wet and frozen clothes, but his mind wasn't functioning properly enough to actually worry.
Within seconds, he was asleep.
