After two days of traveling along the main road, Ethan and the Shadow Elf finally reached a human town at the foot of the Glacial Peaks, just before the next snowstorm was due to arrive.
However, they received some distressing news upon their arrival: the next snowstorm was set to hit as early as tomorrow.
They would have to wait out the storm before they could continue towards the Glacial Peaks.
Venturing into the Glacial Peaks during the storm would almost certainly spell doom for them, given the ferocity of the snowstorms there.
"It seems we'll have to stay in this town for about a week. We can use this time to gather more warm supplies. This isn't necessarily bad news for us," Ethan said, remaining optimistic.
He felt that the warm supplies he had previously purchased were not sufficient, and this stay would allow him to stock up further.
The Shadow Elf, however, wasn't as optimistic.
He felt they were wasting too much time.
