We continue, trudging through the snow.

I sniffle, shivering a I hug myself to no avail. I'm drenched and cold from my "swim".

Unable to keep it in, I sneeze, hard and loud.

The force caused me to fall, right into a oh so "comfortable" patch of snow, freezing my butt.

I quiver, bare skin touching frigid ice.

I reach my hands out, stabilising myself before trying to rise.

But the air froze my lungs, causing me to fall back, gasping for breath.

Then I felt myself feeling strangely warm...

My vision turned fuzzy, I stared ahead, seeing Mid turn back, looking at me. Or.. maybe he wasn't, it was so blurry, I couldn't tell.

I heard him call me, but it sounded muffled, as if a thick blanket had wrapped itself around me, shutting me off from the chilly terrain. 

"Mid...?" I heard myself whisper.

So...warm...

so hot....

I remember seeing the brownish figure dashing towards me as I fell, into oh so warm darkness, taking me away from my suffering body.

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"Uniqua! You need to wake up! I'm so sorry!"

I blinked, eyes slowly opening, shaking off frost from my eyelids.

"Thank goodness, you're all right." Mid sighed in relief.

I glanced around, trying to take in our surroundings.

"Where?" I murmured.

"In a cave I found. You passed out from the cold. I... I'm sorry I didn't realise...I...I'll go get some wood for a fire. It'll keep you warm!"

"Cold..?" I find myself grinning like an idiot. "But its swarm... just need to close eyes...sleep..."

"NO! You can't! I don't understand why you're like this, why humans are like this, but I think its just a hallucination. You're cold. Very VERY cold."

Mid holds my hand, letting it touch my own arm.

I yelp at the freezing skin.

"I..I AM cold..." I realise, snapping awake.

"Just..stay here, don't DO NOT fall asleep. I'll be back soon. You'll be okay..." He said, hastily leaving the small stone cave.

I lean against the slightly warmer stone, focusing on my breathing.

In, out. In, out.

I feel my thoughts return, somehow thawed out by my breathing.

My senses wake up, ears and eyes alert.

Wait... what chapter is this even?

How much...?

Its Chapter 11?

Thats...30-11=... 19?

19?!

We're way behind!

I gulp, wanting to move, but Mid comes back in.

Good, I have to tell him how late we are.

I can't... we can't stay here.

We have to.. we have to escape.

Sid can't have died for nothing.