Like how far was the lake from the castle? Cris couldn't remember it being that far away, but for some reason, tonight it felt like they had walked for miles. Yes it was a little exaggeration here, but tell that to the parts of his anatomy that were complaining.

To top it off, the freezing breeze had now upped a couple of levels to a chilling wind that brought along with it....more snow. Which meant that the snow levels on the ground were getting higher. Cris was grateful he was tall, because the snow level only came up to his shins, but it still made walking through the snow a little more difficult and slower. Now that just meant that not only were his shoes wet, so were his socks and shins.

O_o wait! Some of the torches were getting blown out. He noticed that Leah and Lucy's were two of them. Cris immediately glanced up at his.

Keep burning...keep burning...