Eventually, Sunny climbed out of the sleeping niche and went about the business of managing the caravan. They had made it far into the mountains, and were already moving north, toward their true goal.
The blizzard was still raging, reducing visibility to almost zero. The landscape was as grim and foreboding as ever.
Surrounding areas needed to be scouted, maps needed to be updated, reports needed to be received, and a hundred other things demanded his attention.
Before getting down to it, Sunny spared a few moments to stare at the grey fabric and lusterless black leather of the Puppeteer's Shroud.
Who could have thought that he would be reduced to seriously using it again, after all that time?
'It sure is much more comfortable than walking around in a full plate of steel armor. Ah, the old me had it good…'
Actually, not really.
Sunny was ready to climb to the roof of the Rhino when he noticed Beth staring at him with a strange expression. He lingered for a moment.
"What?"
