Book 9: Chapter 3 (1)
“It’s s-so cold…”
“Put this on.”
Shin took out a fur-lined coat and gave it to the shivering Tiera. On the other side, Yuzuha cuddled closer to her to warm her up.
Thanks to Kagerou’s limitless energy, the horse carriage kept running onward, at a speed surpassing even that of a car. Because of this, they had already traveled a considerable distance.
According to Mitsuyo, they had already covered half of the distance from Fuji to Kunitsuna’s location.
As they proceeded northward, they began to see traces of snow two days after leaving Fuji. Now, a silvery white world spread all around them and the scenery around the carriage became visibly different three days after their departure.
They couldn’t even see the bare ground because of the snow, but Kagerou had no trouble proceeding.
“To think that we had to turn the carriage into a sled…”
“Looks like our destination will be covered in snow.”