Kenna Snow slowed them down considerably as they neared Cleveland. The horses were tired. Walking through a seemingly unending field of white exhausted them. And it took significantly more work to avoid getting lost. Everything proved more difficult. Building and maintaining a fire, cooking food, sleeping, etc. When she awoke one morning, having accidentally let the campfire burn out, her eyelids had frozen shut. It took several minutes and a lot of pain for Yuuki to pry them open again. Kenna’s joints and muscles hurt. She had a near-permanent headache, and her hands were all callouses. They felt like sandpaper. Yuuki wasn’t much better off. She needed frequent breaks due to cramping in her legs. Her body couldn’t seem to get warm enough, even with a fire and blankets, and she shivere

