"I can't believe you brought her," Elise hissed the moment they materialized on the freezing tarmac of a remote airstrip. Wind howled around them, carrying ice particles that stung exposed skin. "She'll compromise everything."
They stood huddled together in the harsh Arctic dawn, the golden light of their transportation fading into the gray horizon. A small hangar loomed in the distance, its metal walls crusted with ice.
Hannah doubled over, retching from the transportation. Sarah steadied her with grudging assistance while her grandfather surveyed their bleak surroundings.
"Where are we?" he asked, pulling his inadequate jacket tighter.
"Alert, Nunavut," Elise answered, already striding toward the hangar. "Northernmost settlement in Canada. Last stop before Ellesmere Island."
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