Aetheiria awaited Fraenerâ€™s answer, his thoughts silent against hers, understanding his wishes to think alone. She stayed quiet, looking at him from the corner of her eye, noticing the fireâ€™s reflection bouncing off his face, obvious in his eyes. Her eyes opened wide as an idea floated in her head,<span style="font-style: italic">I have an idea</span>She told Fraener, looking at him,[/i]It's a dayâ€™s walk from here....and you'll just have to trust me[/i] She remarked. She met Fraener's eyes and he shrugged his shoulders and nodded with a confused look on his face. She smiled at him before she stood up, walking away to gather their things from the corner of the cave. She lightly spoke to him as she worked,<span style="font-style: italic">I'll keep our weapons out and hold them, but as for the rest, I'll just store it away for easier travel. And don't hesitate to take breaks. This is nothing to be ashamed of.</span>Her voice was stern at the end, signifying the urgency to heed her words. She finished and let Fraener know she was ready. She saw him stand up unsteadily, though able on his own. He slowly made his way towards the mouth of the cave, disappearing into the shadows. She approached Ayodel and put her hand against his scaley cheeks, "Thank you" she whispered before she followed Fraener outside.<br/><br/>It was still daylight as they approached the outside; the sun hard against her eyes after the darkness of the cave had enveloped her. "This way" she told him and they made their way across the depths of the forest. She was happy for the shade, the tops of the trees creating a canopy from the harsh sun. The walk was slow, stopping at moments as she allowed Fraener to catch his breath. She hovered over him, watching for odd sounds around them and she was glad as she continuously found none. As the sun set she made a small camp on the ground, knowing a tree would become uncomfortable even with the likes of a hanging bed. She left and caught a few rabbits by bow and arrow, careful to shoot them in a spot that left them with enough meat to feed on.<span style="font-style: italic">I would have tried for a deer. But I didnâ€™t want to leave far into the woods just to track it</span>She explained, hoping he wouldnâ€™t take it as if he couldnâ€™t take care of himself. She stayed awake longer than Fraener, though as she grew tired, she curled up into his arms, thankful for his warmth. She felt his arm squeeze against her body, pulling her closer and she sighed into him and fell asleep quickly.<br/><br/>She awoke as they sun broke its way through the trees and she woke Fraener up, laughing as he tried to push her away, â€œCome on sleepy headâ€ she laughed, hitting him lightly with clothes they had used as a pillow. He was up not long after and they continued. As the sun hit the highest point they reached the beginnings of snow, sprinkled across the ground beneath their feet, at a few high points at the tops of the trees, only to get thicker as they continued on. The snow increased until it was everywhere, crunching as they walked, silence only created from the white snow around them. They stopped and she noticed Fraenerâ€™s stunned face, â€œI donâ€™t understand. Weâ€™re not this far north..â€ She smiled at him, â€œI thought that the first time I was here too. I had heard about it, when I was younger. Just mythsâ€¦itâ€™s some type of magical place that just doesnâ€™t seem to follow the weather patternsâ€ she shrugged, â€œI figured you might enjoy itâ€<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=snowy+forest&amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=643&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=og&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=wi&amp;ei=jQgTUJWbM5Ks8ATikICoCg">Snowy forest</a>