Kate woke the next morning to sun streaming in her den, at first she was taken back by her surroundings, thinking she would wake up in a comfy bed with Jon's arm around her. Realizing where she was and remembering the night's previous events, she got up, stretched and yawned. The glare from the sun off the fresh powdery snow outside was blinding, and Kate squinted as she made her way to the mouth of the den. There was at least four feet of snow on the ground and it came up to her neckline. Traveling through this would be rough and time consuming, but she had to find Jon, he was lost out there...
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