I had been trying desperately to avoid this moment for a long time, but the terrain we were faced with now did not give me much of a chance to feel any trepidation or even curiosity about what to expect.
We had to travel through a patch of forest on a steep incline, and the large rocks beneath my feet could be easy to stumble on.
The weather had turned almost as soon as we started out and I had to keep on telling myself it was silly to see that as a bad sign.
The freezing cold sleet that whipped against the bare skin on my face was chilling me to the bone.
It was worse than snow; snow was gentle and rather pleasant in the right circumstances, but this freezing rain made my hands ache and my fingers were too numb to be able to function properly.
Ares had insisted on me wearing a heavy
