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The lower Spine’s first snows had come hard and fast and heavy, swallowing the world in white. The trees shivered in the wind like they were trying to throw the powder from their branches, but for every flake shed two took its place, and bows creaked beneath the growing weight. The forest creatures had taken shelter, huddled in their burrows and holes to wait out the flurry. High above a full moon gleamed, though only traces of its light made it to the forest floor.
Victoria trudged steadily through the knee-deep snow, pulling the furs of her traveling cloak closer around her face. Just because the cold did not bother her did not mean she enjoyed snowflakes peppering her eyes. The trail they had been following was long gone, subsumed into the singular white sea. The darkness did not hinder her sight, but the stars were blocked and the landmarks buried.
She placed a hand atop the massive white wolf that padded by her side, running gloved fingers through its thick fur. "The storm is getting stronger," she said, barely audible over the wind. "Perhaps we should shelter before we are truly lost. Unless you can still smell your way forward?"
Fallon
