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Tibarn stretched out on a bench on the bank of the frozen lake, adjusting his scarf and wrapping his arm wing around Ayra, sitting beside him. Now that her belly was growing noticeably rounded, she was forced to be a little less active, and Tibarn was all too happy to sit out with her.

His wing flicked once as he flipped the cinnamon stick held between his teeth from one side to the other, and he cuddled against her, sliding his hand down to rub her side gently. "Sure you're gonna be warm enough, hon?" He slipped his hand down behind the back of the bench for a moment, where snow had been piled up after the path was shoveled. "I mean, especially with all this snow in your hair," he added, suddenly pulling his arm up and dumping a huge load of snow over the back of Ayra's neck! Laughing, the Hawk King jumped up, skirting back out of arm's reach and grinning at her.

Ed had nestled herself in a patch of snow by the frozen lake.

She had wanted to be here in her natural form, she really did. But Ed had realized she had no clothes that were fit for the winter. The closest thing she had to a coat provided inadequate defense against the cold, so Ed had deigned herself to again being in some animal form. The girl had elected her wolf form once more, having grown to love the shape of a wolf.

Ed kicked her hind leg at her ear, the claw effectively attacking this bothersome itch of hers. Her trusty Aegis-model sword had been strapped to her back. Ed wanted to know if she could still fight with a sword in this animal form, but if it was useless to her, an ally could grab the sword off her back in case of emergencies.

Ed ceased her itching activity and examined the area. She noticed Nino, who looked awfully alone. The wolf creased her muzzle into a frown, her blue eyes dropping to the ice momentarily, her breaths puffing white mist into the air.

Looking out on the lake, Nometal just sat by a tree wondering if he should go out and skate some or not. He did want to be with all others, though at the same time keep to himself.

Looking up, Nometal sees Isadora coming in the direction of the tree he is sitting under, so he decides to get up and head out onto the lake, as a snowball comes and hits him in the back of the head.

After skating around the ice lake the umpteenth time, Isadora decided to take a break. It was not easy for her to be on duty and having fun at the same time.

Seeing a nearby cart where the hot cocoa were served, Isadora skated toward it. She then walked onto the white, fluff floor, making tracks behind her. She ordered a hot cocoa and walked toward the bench where Tibarn and Ayra were sitting.

"How are you two doing?" Isadora said as she sat down. She placed her heels to the ground, letting her sored foot eased from the pressure of walking. Smelling the delicious sense of hot cocoa, she took a small sip.

Ed barked ferociously when a snowball slammed into her shoulder. The problem was that Ed could not make snowballs or throw snowballs with her paws. She cried and laid herself in the snow, whining and barking at the snowballs hurling overhead.

Sorely tempted by the sight, Ed started patting snow together into a compact ball. She kept it under herself so that none may see. She found she was mistaken, for Ed could definitely make a snowball with her paws. When it was nicely compacted, the wolf took the snowball between her fangs and hurled it across the field!

Taking his hot chocolate with him, Nometal decided to go back to the tree he was at and watch everyone else. On the way, he noticed that someone was under the same tree he was under a few moments ago, so he decided to go under the tree a few feet away.