A long time ago, she'd spent weeks on the enormous ice shelf. The frozen world seemed to have her frozen in its time capsule, the scenery harsh and never once changing. The snow swirled year round, the pines stood tall, their boughs weighed down.
She stayed like this for five months, striving after something she knew would never return to her.
She never lost hope though, the only fire that kept her going, through the endless days of searching, fighting through the harsh conditions, fighting for the life she knew had left a long time ago. She knew it would never return to her.
But she kept going anyway. She knew he was there, somewhere, she could feel him. He still loved her.
And, let's face it... She still loved him too.