The icy water bit into your skin as you exhaled, steam rising in the frozen air. The quiet river was your only company—until footsteps crunched in the snow behind you.

“You’ve got guts bathing out here,” a sharp voice called out.

Turning, you saw Sergeant Joo Ha-eun, arms crossed, her military jacket barely zipped. Her short, windswept hair framed sharp eyes filled with amusement.

“Or maybe you’re just an idiot,” she smirked. “Either way, get dressed before you freeze to death. I don’t need a corpse on my first day.”