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Naturally, Chidi did not do well in this weather. Yes, he was born in it, but it didn't matter. His teeth chattered uncontrollably. It was how he got his name after all. His father told him, it was the sound he made when he had rolled out of his basket. He smirked, remembering one of the many stories his parents had told him of foal hood. Not that it was that long ago...

He braced himself against the wind, traveling up the bank. He had been thirsty, but the ice was not the quench he was looking for. Even if there was a break in the ice, that water would be freezing cold.

As he moved on, the creek disappeared under the snow. He slowed his pace, and bent his lips. He marched left of the creek, attempting to bypass the snowy bank.

His efforts were almost fruitless. The snow was light, making an attempt to walk over it, end up through it. He shrugged, stopping now to look for another way around.

As he did, a most interesting sight did occur. A brown mare, that seemingly glinted in his eye, disappeared out of his sight as instantaneously as she had appeared. He waited for a moment, and then realized she was in the snow!

He began to trash towards her direction, only to halt again as she emerged. Not like he got to far anyways, this snow was impossible to move in!

He huffed to the side, slouching in defeat at the snow. It seemed he wasn't the only one not enjoying the winter...

He watched the mare for a moment, waiting to see if she noticed him, or fell into another heaping drift of snow. When he thought that it was time for him to move on, she finally did notice him. His ears tuned in to the sound of her voice. It rang with what seemed to him, to be an equal disgust for the weather.

He lifted his chin, calling back to her. "No, I don't think I'm enjoying it at all. It's quite cold, and it makes my teeth hurt." He said without a chatter, but the minute he thought about it, his mouth started up again. It wasn't his worst chatter, he was attempting to control it. Here and there, a chatter would still escape. It was just too cold!

He raised an eyebrow when he heard a similar noise from the mare. Her teeth were knocking out a tune to the winters cold, too.

As a strong gust sent lose snow flying into the air, Chidi moved closer to the mare. This way, if they continued to talk, he wouldn't have to shout through the wind.

"My name's Chidi, hater of all things winter." he joked.

Chidi nodded in confirmation. "In spite of being born in this season, I can't wait till it's gone and over with. It makes my bones ache when they begin to lose their warmth. Drinking cold water always makes me feel even colder, but one can't help it when they are thirsty." He looked to the side, across the thin iced stream. The line of trees was dense with brown twigs, free of leaves that had long since fallen to the ground. A few evergreens stuck out here and there.

"I am up for it if you are." He said as he took a couple steps to bridge the distance between him and her. He then waited for her to lead the way.

"Would you like to lead the way? Or shall I?" he asked. If she wanted him to go first, he had no problem with that.