A woman discovers a man frozen and near death from the cold. She uses a risky healing ability called Saintly Touch to warm him, knowing it will make her more feminine but endangers her if he dies. Despite her efforts, the man remains dangerously cold, forcing her to carry him as she tries to build a fire. When the fire warms too slowly, she decides to hold him close to save him from freezing. Another person, Briar, arrives, reluctantly joining her and explaining his own low body temperature from being from the snake tribe. As they struggle to keep the man alive, the woman notices he is good-looking, but her legs start going numb from the cold, escalating the danger for all of them.