It wasn't long before Reed was both shivering and panting at the same time from trudging through the snow banks while she looked for shelter. The forest was thick and easier to navigate but after a good look at the trees, they looked to mostly be younger, perhaps regrowing from being burned many years ago. It was unlikely she would find shelter enough to keep her warm if a blizzard blew in - not that Reed had any idea of what enduring a blizzard was really like.
By the time she had found a shelter she felt was appropriate enough to warm up at least temporarily, her outer pelt was soaked and frozen, her dreads frozen hard on her tail and around her thick neck fur. Each breath was a puff of frost in front of her. She had to blink often to keep the snow from melting the fur on her face together and had nearly missed the shallow entrance to the cavern. Its entrance was tucked up behind a large tree. It was a temporary shelter at best, but something temporary was better than nothing at all.
Reed darted into the shallow cavern and shook, sending ice and water everywhere as she did so. Her weapons clanked and clattered on her sides and her bags flopped about against her hips and side. It definitely wasn't warm, but at least it was out of the wind. "Augh, I'm never gonna be able to map the area if this storm don't blow over." she muttered as she looked out from within. Through the building snow storm she noticed a figure. Brown, and appeared to be wolf-like in structure. "Hey!" she called out to the stranger "In here!" If a storm was kicking up, she wanted to help anyone who might be out in the area with her.