The cold air burned her throat with every breath she took, and the icy wind dug into the uncovered parts of her face like daggers. Not only did it get even colder, but the snowfall had increased drastically over the last two days. Shireen could scarcely see more than a few dozen yards through the thick white veil of falling snow. The sun had not been seen for nearly ten days now, and the only reason they could differentiate day and night was that night was a period of nearly utter darkness. While the days themselves were dim.