The skeletal trees and other terrain features caused Sen to simply watch in wonder, mixed with a bit of awe.  It had been snowing for months, but the softness of the white powder still was beautiful.  And as everyone else had paused for a moment as well, Sen assumed that they agreed.<br/><br/>He took a deep breath, then realized he hadn't answered Sashi's second question.  Scratching the back of his head, he waited for Sashi to respond to Takal, then shook his head.  "It... it took... it took a little while.  But every... everyone's really nice there now.  Friendly."