Originally, they thought they could enter the mountains before the first snow, but just like the early-arriving autumn, the cold swiftly took over the land and sky. This year's sun was extremely unstable, unbearably hot for some time, and now it seemed a bit lifeless.
Luckily, the first snow each year was never too heavy, and aside from urging everyone to speed up, it caused no other troubles. Since neither the Witch Demon nor the Demon Statue needed to eat, and they didn't experience fatigue, Lynch assigned them to pull the cart. With the help of these two, they could now travel up some of the steeper slopes, and at night Norton could control the horses to continue moving forward.
