"It'll still take us several more days to cross the grasslands. There's bound to be a forest ahead, so we should stock up on more branches. Oh, and shouldn't we gather some snow and ice to take on the road?"
Quincy clicked his tongue. "We definitely need to bring some snow and ice. I, for one, have never seen it snow in a desert."
"Not necessarily. Most of the world's deserts are in the tropics, but our country is different; we have quite a few deserts where it snows. Besides, with these temperatures, do you really think the desert will be hot?"
Evelyn paused for a moment before continuing, "Still, we should take some ice and snow. We need it for drinking water. The desert we need to cross isn't huge. Barring any surprises, we should be able to get through it in under ten days."
Miles Vaughn sighed. "Things were too calm for a while there. The past few days it's been one thing after another—the ice collapsing, avalanches... It's got my nerves completely frayed."
