[ Is Loras were anyone else, anyone at all, Reinhardt might have just picked him up and carried him a while. Let him rest. But Loras is Loras and a proud knight! He could never do such a thing and harm the younger man's pride in such a way. Instead, he makes certain to keep his steps short to maintain the short distance between, making a path, even as he gets colder. ]

I think it must only be a bit farther. I can smell a fire. [ Perhaps not, but he wants to keep the other man's spirits up. And maybe if he's lucky, they'll come across someone who's set up camp to rest and does indeed have a fire going. If not, he'll keep pushing himself until he's too cold to move and then he'll push himself harder. ]

I think next time we have to travel to a new place, it should be warm and have lots of beaches and meadows! Meadows for our horses and beaches for swimming. Though I still can't swim. Or maybe a place that reminds you of home, ja?