"You'll get a good trip, Father," he said. "That snow's cleared out of the sky. It 'ud ha' been hell if it had caught you out on the lake."
"Yes. I wouldn't have made here. I wouldn't have made anywhere if that had happened." The dark man laughed.
Peter shook his head.
"No. You took a big chance."
"I had to."
"So?"
"Yes. I had to get through. There's a big piece of trouble coming."
"To do with these fires?"
"I guess so."
"I see."