"Your secret's safe with me." Samus flashed a smirk, knowing it wouldn't be seen under the helmet. They took off together in that direction, fighting against howling wind and blinding snow. Samus could at least cheat and see where she was going with the visor, and for that reason tried to stay in the lead, or would repoint Lash back in the right direction if she went off course any.

The good news was, they were making progress. Slow, cold, but steady progress.

Eventually out of the white loomed geometrical shapes, different from the various mountains, pine trees and snow-covered slopes that were otherwise here.