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Man do I wish we brought some
Hunnis with us. I hope we can do this quick and get back.”
    “Depending on how far the Vermix are,” I
peer out to the white opening ahead, “we might have to stay where
they are.”
    “Yeah,” Able nods, teeth chattering as the
icy wind blows around us. “I’m not a fan of hypothermia.”
    The other Rogues and Dofinikes trail behind
the herd of fuzzy blue Pweboles who scurry across the snow with
easy speed. Sampson keeps to the head of the line, Clarence and
Blovid right behind them with a hobbling Vix and Qippert next. The
Rogues all follow after, the white Carring hides blending into the
pristine environment. After walking for a few minutes, Able
breathes heat into his hands just as a gust of wind sends his
covering flying to the ground.
    Racing over, I help pick it up and place it
around him, but he’s pink with chill.
    “Able…shit…” I wrap the cloak around us,
wrapping my body on his in a tight hug. “Is this better?”
    “F-Fallon,” his teeth chatter, “w-what are
you d-doing?”
    “You need to get warmer. You need heat,” I
press myself against him, rubbing my hands down his back. “With the
two of us under here, there’ll be more heat.”
    “Y-yeah… b-but…” his eyes flicker to
Reid.
    “It’s fine,” I start us walking. “We need
you alive.”
    “Y-you s-sure?” he glances to Reid.
“B-boss…”
    Reid nods but stays silent, keeping behind
us as we make our way across the mountain of snow. Every few
minutes a harsh gust snakes up the Carring hide, sending me and
Able into a shaking frenzy, but we wrap the cover around ourselves
tighter. Reid keeps to my right in his own hide, walking beside us,
glancing over occasionally with a vague frown. After a moment, I
lean toward him.
    “You’re okay with this, right?”
    Reid nods. “I want you warm.”
    “We can switch if you want. Someone needs to keep Able from turning into a snowman.”
    This pulls a small smirk from Reid, but he
shakes his head. “Like I said, I want you warm. Able can
take care of it now…” his smirk grows, “…I can take care of it
later.”
    “Yeah, I’m right here,” Able laughs. “And
happy for the both of you. But who’s going to keep me warm
tonight? And don’t suggest one of the Rogues. If that cute girl Mae
was here, I’d try my luck with her if Jace didn’t beat me to
it.”
    “Really?” I raise a brow. “Didn’t know you
were interested.”
    “What? As a snuggle-buddy.”
    “What’s wrong with Pratt?”
    “I don’t know,” he shrugs. “It’d be like
snuggling with my kid sister.”
    Reid laughs. “If the two of them were here,
they’d probably be sharing a Carring cover of their own. So,” he
shrugs, “you’d still be out of luck.”
    Able sighs. “I need a girl.”
    “Maybe a nice tribe-girl?” I grin. “You
don’t have to save the best for Jace.”
    “I know… he just always seems to get
them.”
    Clarence races back to us, the Rogues ahead
stopping as we all gather into one tightly knit herd. “Okay,” he
glances over his shoulder, past the blowing ice flurries. “The
Pweboles are leading Sampson to a cavern entrance just over that
way… a few meters at most. I need my two baits,” he finds Werzo
before his eyes fly to me and Able under the Carring hide.
“Ready?”
    “Good luck,” I shimmy out of the cover, the
cold instantly rushing over me. It’s freezing . I’m not sure
how we’ll be able to stay out here much longer. At least we were
heading inside before. Now we’re just waiting to draw the Vermix
out and who knows how long that could take? I snuggle under Reid’s
hide and his hands stroke up and down my arms, rubbing warmth into
them. It helps, but my teeth are still chattering. It’s still too
damn cold.
    “Werzo, Able, you two follow me. The rest of
you, line up with Blovid and Sampson.”
    “Here we go,” Jace leads us toward the hill
as Clarence takes the two Rogues across the opposite side.
    Threading his