Irene's heart began to feel full again, and she attached herself to Felix's side as usual. They were inseparable as they helped the apprentices every morning with Gunnar and attended their duties, crossing paths a few times here and there.
However, on one particular pass by each other, they happened to be in the practice yard when the sky opened up again and snowflakes, even larger than the ones they experienced before, started falling out of the heavens and accumulating on earth.
"And here I was thinking it might be a mild winter since the snow already melted once," Irene admitted.
"Never doubt Chemois," Felix reminded her. "I don't know why I'm telling you this when you've been here your entire life as well."
Irene grinned. "Wishful thinking, Felix. I would like one day to experience a southern winter. What's it like to see winter solstice without a bit of snow on the ground?"
There was another passing by them who could answer their curiosities.
