Viggo's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Days

Part 30-Freezing (part 2)

"Viggo. Hey- you've got to stay awake. If you go to sleep here, you're never going to wake up again."

Viggo glared at Ryker blearily and mumbled, "It's cold and I'm tired. I can't keep this up much longer." The elder grimborn nodded and continued to drag his brother through the snow, determined to reach the ship at any cost.

When Ryker had seen Viggo's fingers, he had known they had to move fast. If frostbite was allowed to set in, then Viggo could lose the affected appendages. So even if the cave had been more sheltered, it wasn't warm enough. The brothers had to make it to the ship- or they could both die.

Ryker's compass was virtually useless in the snow, but he was sure they were close. They had to be to the coastline at least, and if they made it there they could follow it to the ship. "Come on Viggo. We're almost there, you just have to go a little bit longer. Just a bit longer..."

Knees weak and eyes tired, Ryker tried to focus on moving forward. There was a blurry shape in the distance, but his vision was fading fast...

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"Welcome back, you lovable idiot." Ola was there beside Ryker's bed when he woke up. He turned to look for Viggo and she guided his face back to look at her, smiling gently.

"He's resting, you can see him later.You were really close to getting back- thankfully I had gone out to look for you. I managed to heat him up slowly, and there won't be permanent damage. If you hadn't tried so hard to get back, you would both be dead right now."

Ola leaned over and kissed his face. "Thank you for getting back safely. Get some rest." Ryker closed his eyes, letting Ola's familiar scent carry him away.

*Sorry it's so short and I got a little sappy XD I just felt bad for taking so long."