He was kept under for several days, in order to let his body recover the warmth it had lost. During that time, his mentor sat by his side and stroked his icy hand comfortingly.
She was so glad to have her first successful mentorship. She finally had someone to talk to about the true horrors that no one else could really relate to.
When he finally surfaced and found that he now had only seven and a half fingers and eight toes instead of ten, he screamed long and loud, until the doctors rushed in and put him under again.