Peter, still reeling from the encounter, slowly approached. The man’s raw emotion grounded him, shaking him free of his shock. Kneeling beside him, Peter placed a steady hand on his shoulder. “Are you hurt? What happened here?” he asked, his voice calm but filled with urgency.
The man, introducing himself as Dr. Yakub, wiped his face and began his harrowing tale. He explained that he was part of a marine research team, their ship stranded after a brutal snowstorm damaged its engines. With no power and dwindling supplies, one by one, his crewmates succumbed to the unforgiving Arctic cold.