Chapter 61

Ariela

We soon reached the hut and it was the classic wooden model. In this case with snow on the roof.

The car had already stopped and I grimaced because now I had to face the winter weather.

I opened the door, fearless as I was, and was glad I had my boots on. I had laced them up tightly, hoping they would keep their promise of being waterproof. I stepped out with one foot and sank into the snow. I dared to step out with the other foot and heard the familiar sound of walking on snow.

I closed the door behind me and set off. The fact that it was snowing made everything worse.

I heard Aramis say: "Let me know if you need help. As a dwarf, that's certainly a challenge." The grumpy old man was in a better mood now. He even annoyed me. That lightened the mood, so I replied: "If you make another stupid comment, I'll throw a snowball at you. I'm warning you, thanks to my two siblings, I'm a professional."

I concentrated on the path and