Viola
*Makimi grinned, happy to be back in a safe place, and began to look around for Kassandra.*
Thomas
*The air began to grow cold as Winter has begun to set in. With the wind picking up the nuns rushed inside the sanatorium to get out of the cold and hear the words of Vicar Kassandra.*
Viola
*Makimi hurried to follow the nuns, remembering the strange ice monsters she had encountered.*
Heidi
*The Vicar would give an announcement.* "Sisters Winter is here. Luckily we took precautions so we have enough supplies for us to last. However, during this time do not step foot outside of our sacred cathedral during Nightfall. While we are proficient in dealing with threats the weather combined with low visibility leave us at a high disadvantage out there. So only go out if you need to and stay in groups."
Viola
*Waiting patiently until after the announcement was over, Makimi approached the Vicar and presented her enchanted sword.*

"I apologize for being gone longer than expected, but it was well worth the journey."
Heidi
"Excellent you may have to put that to use sooner than you expect."
Viola
"Because of the Ice Shades? Believe me, I know. I encountered a small group of them when I was visiting the dwarves. Curiously, a pair of them were dead in the morning, but they had no wounds on them. Perhaps they died when the sun rose? I do not know, but they seem quite aggressive."
Heidi
*The Vicar sighed.* "Those things are indeed a nuisance, but there are worst things than them."
Viola
"What do you mean? Are there other creatures of the snow that I have not encountered?"
Heidi
"Yes indeed. Deer that stand as if they were human with claws of steel and teeth fit only for carnivores. Giant ice golems that migrate from their snowy mountainous homes into the now cold fields and plains. Such creatures and others tend to show up in Winter is nigh."
Viola
*Makimi raised an eyebrow.*

"These deer have... Claws... Instead of hooves? And if there are ice golems roaming about, then somebody has to have made them and given them orders, but who?"