After That Night

That wasn't my best idea with our last encounter, the hell' was I thinking taping that Energy Cell to a R43 Remote Explosive, my arms are layered with burns and my armour singed. At least I made it out with the help of Walker and Saki, albeit barely..
 
The new fella Rahim opened what he called a Dimensional portal? I ain't fond of dipping into the unknown like that but there weren't no other choice'. The First thing I saw on the other side were my companions and the remaining inhabitants of the settlement, everyone else didn't make it.
Through the mild snow revealed rolling hills and tall alcoves of snow surrounding us, didn't get much a chance to look around as I'm still reeling from my burns, I did talk with that Dwarf we encountered earlier but I was too weak to even hold a conversation.
 
 
We found a small holding, without a roof but walls to block the cold winds. It ain't much but it's something'. Saki and a few others had head out earlier to check the surroundings and lay some animal traps before returning to see what the situation was and what to do next.
Night fell soon afterward and Saki with Nelawe returned from the watch, I offered to keep an eye outside for a while, I needed that fresh air and to keep up what little strength I had left.
 
It's cold, critters jot about the land making their rounds as I sit on this frozen rock reflectin' on my previous decisions, Saki approached me from behind to comfort me. She really is the camp's guardian or maybe it's just her motherly intuition, I hope we can get her back to her boy soon; I can't imagine what it's like.
 
A Squirrel approached me, seeking comfort which to my surprise was welcomed with open arms, not really what I would expect from the typically skittish critters but I seem to have made a new friend, I returned soon afterward with my new companion inside the holding, to my surprise the ceiling had been covered and Walker alongside with the Dwarves are smiling at their handy work,
for a moment there I had forgotten about the dire situation we had just encountered and felt.. calm.
 
Not long after, Saki and I decided to check on the traps, however Walker stopped us as we were already injured from the night before. For an Orc he's smart, which makes me feel dumb for even thinking of going out there' without much support. The three of us head out and Saki picks up a trail of fresh blood raw from the trap she had placed, as we followed we had discovered the owner to be a large beast with reflective fur, reeling from its new wound. We engaged the beast that night and soon found a bounty of materials alongside food as Saki got to work on skinning and preppin'.
 
We returned to a nice meal and warm clothing as the Dwarves' built a make-shift tanning rack for the hide, the fur which glistened had instead ceased, I did not notice after the kill as I was exhausted but I wonder what caused it?