Gori had studied what was known of the surface world. It helped to paint the picture of their own history of conflict with the surface dwellers and gave more meaning to the actual drawings and paintings that adorned Dwarven hallways and structures. So he knew what trees and grass were, what the sun was and how it functioned. But the thought gave him pause and he strained his eyes as he looked up at the bright orb.<br/><br/>The blinding orb traveled from the east to the west, which is how you were able to determine which way was north and south. But was the sun rising or setting? He had obviously not been on the surface before, or when the sun had risen, so how was he supposed to tell? Was it still the morning or the evening? What if he was heading north and not south? All he knew was that he was supposed to head south to find the humans and the other surface dwellers.<br/><br/>"<i>The Gate faced southwards, towards the enemy, the first bulwark in their line of defense.</i>"<br/><br/>The words echoed in his mind and he backtracked his path through the tunnels in his mind. His eyes half closed in concentration, a map of the path he had taken forming. His tumble down the slope was a little sketchy as far as elevation went, but when he opened his eyes he knew that he was indeed headed south. He let out a sigh of relief and started on his way again.<br/><br/>After some long moments of trudging through the waist deep snow, he recalled another interesting fact. Snow could be 'eaten'. When warmed up, it would turn into water - even when putting it into your mouth. He didn't see how such witchcraft was possible but there wasn't any harm in giving it a go was there? He was quite thirsty now that he thought about it.<br/><br/>He rubbed snow over his gauntlets and armor, cleaning it quite effectively of the gore that still stained it. Then he moved into a cleaner patch of snow and grabbed a handful of it. He marveled at the way it condensed - so fluffy and easy to pass his hands through, now hard as a rock and ball shaped. He brought the ball to his mouth and sucked on it, gasping at the sheer coldness and the fact that where the part his lips encircled melted into water!