The little ice shelter kept them safe, and Battler helped start a fire in the center to keep them warm. Ebisu scooted back to the edge of the igloo, distancing himself from the flames and pressing his back against the ice. Evolution had removed the Graecians' ability to sweat. Sweating in temperatures this cold ran the risk that you'd become some kind of perverted* ice sculpture. That was part of why they didn't like hot temperatures; excepting Ebisu, who had convenient powers, they really had no means to cool themselves off, and overheated easily.<br/><br/>"We're getting close," Ebisu agreed. "When we get to the mountains, we'll have to abandon our skaters and hike. They're built for flat surfaces, after all. It's about ten more miles to the mountains, a couple hours of hiking, and then we walk for about three miles to get to the void."<br/><br/>"We can't travel that whole distance before dark," Ijemaru mentioned.<br/><br/>"We'll probably have to fine a spot in the mountains to camp out for the night," the Graecian agreed. "It's not too far, though. I wish we'd gotten here earlier in the day."<br/><br/>"We're not going to move after dark?" Battler asked. "I heard the sky lights up at night in Graecia."<br/><br/>"Yeah, it does," Ebisu confirmed. "But it's still night. Humans can't move around Graecia safely at night."<br/><br/>Battler still looked confused, and Ijemaru offered a bit of his wisdom, "Nighttime in Graecia at this time of year reaches -70 Degrees Fahrenheit. Since we're used to Euphoria's climate, we would freeze to death at around -60 Degrees." He glanced at Heather, who was better adapted to the cold than he and Battler. "You might live, but you wouldn't be able to move your limbs. Even the locals rarely go out at night."<br/><br/>Ebisu smiled. "There's only one nocturnal creature in Graecia," he said. "That's an ice wraith."<br/><br/>"Those are a myth," the elite argued.<br/><br/>"So say your books," The Graecian responded. "You can't be sure."<br/><br/>They started packing up camp to continue their journey to the base of the mountains.<br/><br/>*((Perverted means strange, weird, or unnatural. I'm not using it in a sexually suggestive way, as it is usually perceived.))