To Build a Fire

His reaction to the thought of frostbite wasn't that it wouldn't be all that bad.... he can feel the numbness, see it getting worse, and yet, he cannot comprehend the danger.

His face would surely be frozen. He knew that and he was sorry that he had not worn the sort of nose guard Bud wore when it was cold. Such a guard passed across the nose and covered the entire face. But it did not matter much, he decided. What was a little frost? A bit painful, that was all. It was never serious.