Chapter 61: Nyra’s POV The cold bit deeper with every passing mile.

We had been on the road for days now, long, grueling days that blurred together in a haze of snow, exhaustion, and restless silence. The forest had thinned as we moved farther north, the trees stretching taller, the wind slicing sharper, drying out my eyes. Even with the fire, the cold crept into my bones. My body temperature was dropping so quickly even Kita spent the better part of the journey whining.

By now, we were ...