The night was deep, and the fire in the shelter flickered, casting a warm orange-red hue on the stone walls.
It was time to enjoy a high-calorie dinner to compensate for the energy deficit from today's long journey.
He went outside the shelter, uncovered the camouflaged snow layer over the 55-gallon Giant Barrel, and twisted open the heavy lid.
A cold smell mixed with various seafood scents hit him.
He picked out the main course for tonight's dinner, a perfectly flash-frozen Deepwater Redfish found on the southern coastline previously.
This fish was not big, weighing about a pound, but it was bright orange-red and plump, clearly a type rich in oil.
Returning to the warm shelter, he placed the fish popsicle and a handful of rock-hard Hairy Scale Fish next to the fireplace, letting them slowly defrost in the radiating heat.
When the Redfish started to soften, he skillfully used his Hunting Knife to gut it.
