Peter walked away from the shelter and saw footprints in the fresh snow. “Wait,” he said aloud, shocked. “He must still have been here. He was here, so close to me.” With a pounding heart, Peter carefully scanned the ground and followed the footprints, hoping to come across this mysterious person. The footprints led him up and over the hill, winding through towering ice sculptures. The closer he got to unraveling the mystery, the faster his heart beat.
Peter followed the trail and reached a hidden spot where he made an astonishing discovery. There, nestled in the icy landscape, he found the makeshift research station that confirmed its presence in the photograph he had found earlier. Questions raced through Peter’s mind. Would the mysterious man still be alive? And if so, could he be here? But most puzzling of all, what was his purpose in this remote location?