Stone Circle Do you want to build a snowman? It doesn't have to be a snowman.

Nikai obediently followed his mother and silently walked through the snow while he wondered quietly what they were going to do. Normally he might have asked by now, but he felt that there was something pressing on the shoulders of Valette as they walked and it made him silent, for he then knew that she had enough weight on her shoulders and did not need his questioning. He would find out sooner or later and see for himself. And so he stayed close to Valette and Keoni as they braved the weather together.

When they arrived at the clearing, Nikai said a quiet and polite "hiya" at Sunny and Dawn upon seeing them again, and then turned to his father to listen to what he had to say. He nodded, not sure what they would do here and how long it would last and curious about all those things, but again, everyone seemed tense and now didn't seem the moment to drop a question-river on their faces.