Chapter 58: Careful. The snow might bite you.

ITHRA We woke up to a freezing atmosphere.  Zadok and I journeyed through the Valley of Thorns. In our journey so far, this has got to be the longest walk yet.  Thankfully, we were close to leaving the Cold Valley, and we could tell by the coldness that increased as we went further.  “Finally.” Zadok said, stopping in his tracks, “We are here.” He faced me with a smile. “Welcome to the cold valley.”  I searched for signs that told me we were in the cold valley but saw none.  “Where does it say so?” I voiced my concerns, and he smiled.  “Surely, you don’t expect a signpost in the dark forest, Ithra,” he said sarcastically.  I rolled my eyes, “No shit, Sherlock.” I gestured to our surroundings, “Forgive me for looking for something that suggests we are out of the Valley of Thorns.” I opined, “Other than the increased coldness, there’s nothing out of the ordinary.” “That’s because we are yet to cross its thresholds,” Zadok said, studying the map. “From my analysis, it should be right here