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Earendil smiled and held one hand out to catch the flakes. "It's a pity Haldia's still asleep," he grinned, looking over at Lin. "She would love this."

She had been fascinated with snow ever since seeing it at Amon Darthir. Not that there had been much of it.

Earendil chuckled. "By the Valar, she's so cute," he grinned. "Absolutely adorable ..."

He grinned at Lin. "And what do you think?" he asked her. "How do you like the snow?"

Earendil grinned and looked up at the sky again. "It surely is," he said warmly, his eyes shining. He turned back to Lin. "We should see if Haldia is awake yet, I know she would love to see this."

His stomach growled just then, reminding him that it was also time for breakfast.

He chuckled. "Perhaps after we eat then."

Earendil chuckled softly and reached down with his free hand to pat Miyuki on the head. "Yes, yes, we're both coming," he grinned at her. "Come on, I'm sure Haradhel's prepared something delicious."

When they went inside, Haldia was indeed already awake, and had helped Haradhel to prepare breakfast. Her language skills were improving, but only slightly, and though she could make herself understood it was frustrating for her. Still, she could understand others fairly well now, and she liked being helpful when she could be.

"Breakfast is just about ready," she smiled at the three when they came inside. "Go ahead and sit down."

She eyed the snow in their hair, and her golden eyes lit up with excitement. "The snow is here?"

Earendil chuckled. "Just be sure to dress warm," he grinned at her. "It's a bit windy out as well."

"And it's only going to get colder," Haradhel spoke up, bringing breakfast into the room on a tray. "So all of you, make sure to bundle up. And stay near the house, in case it starts coming down very heavily."

Once breakfast was over, Haldia hurried upstairs to dress warmer, and then she was quickly back so that she could go outside with the others.

"I'm ready," she grinned, rubbing her hands together.

Earendil chuckled. He had asked Lin to wait for Haldia to be ready as well before going outside, simply so that Haldia wouldn't feel as if she were a burden, or lonely. "I think we're ready too, right?" he grinned at Lin and Miyuki. "All set?"

Haldia grinned at Lin. "Well, at least she'll be warm," she said cheerfully. "Come on!"

Earendil laughed and opened the door, letting the excited night elf out into the snow. And the world was looking rather white already: during breakfast the snow had become thicker, and there was already a thick layer on the ground. When the snow hit skin, it didn't melt right away anymore either: it stayed for a few seconds before fading into a dab of water.

"Wow," Earendil murmured, looking around. "What a change in such a short time."

Earendil smiled, then chuckled softly. "Yes ... that was indeed quite sudden," he murmured. "Still ... it could have been worse. At least we found shelter eventually."

He watched as Haldia knelt in the snow and started playing with Miyuki, and his smile grew wider. It looked like they were having fun.