“Well, you managed this morning, so that’s a big step, and you slept almost six hours. It’ll probably take a bit of time.”
“I know,” she said dejectedly and dug the wipes from her pack and pulled them into her sleeping bag. The package was cold enough to be stiff, but hadn’t quite frozen solid. While it warmed up a little she put her clothes on again, but even so they were still quite cold when she ripped the sides of her pull-up and had to clean herself with them.
The tent zipper moved, and her dad came through the opening as she was sliding out of her sleeping bag.
“Well, it’s lightened enough that I think I can see about where the sun is, but I still wouldn’t step away from the tent without a tether.”
“Then we have a reasonable chance of getting out of here in the morning, and the blizzard will have gotten us a day to rest.”