Little Goat Mountain and now it's only you that matters

Arlette had tried her best to keep up, she was determined to not have Kaito be slowed down because of her. She had grown to like the comfortable silence between them as they climbed the mountain. Arlette had noticed the clouds but hoped that they would spare them their contents. At first, she thought that it was going to be rain, however, she was wrong it was snow. The girl looked behind her, watching the valley that was her home. It was too far to get back but she was no so certain if it was wise to travel further into the mountains with the incoming snow. She realized she had been standing still and quickly rushed to catch up with Kaito.

Then the snow started to become heavier, Arlette was determined to stay on Kaito's right side. But soon, her weariness made her falter in her steps and stumble through the deeper snow. Reluctantly, she allowed Kaito to shelter her from the wind and incoming snow. She didn't want him to think she was weak. Though, she was not going to be ungrateful and make sure to give Kaito's left side all the warmth she got by staying close to him. Clearly, her motives were to keep him warm on his left side and it was not her selfish side that just wanted to be close to him. She had been mostly in thought, focusing on keeping her weary legs moving. It wasn't helping that she was feeling jolts through her stomach and just overall jittery. She blamed being so close to Kaito.

She was relieved when Kaito said that they were there. A shelter! The girl let out a sigh in relief. The girl stayed close to Kaito though. She was wary of the underground here and didn't want to make any misstep. Her legs feeling heavy of the ice caked there. Arlette let out a whine in relief when they stepped inside. The girl gave herself a good shake. She was panting, while her paws felt cold her body as heating up. Arlette then noticed Kaito's iced side. "Are you alright?," she asked and stepped closer to lick and bit the ice out of his fur. "I will warm you up," she offered, since she was feeling hot and bothered anyhow. Probably a mix from the climb and... Kaito.