The foul weather had been going on since yesterday.
When he got up in the morning, the snow outside the window had already piled up thickly.
The moment the front door opened, the shrill howl of the wind slammed into him head-on.
"So cold."
Even with a scarf on, it did little good. The wind was so fierce it felt as though it could blow away both people and houses.
All he could see ahead was a vast expanse of white.
Dawn, standing by the fence and gazing curiously this way with snow up to his knees, seemed to have reached the same conclusion: today's snow removal would be another enormous undertaking.
Even the parts of the pasture that had been cleared not long ago had accumulated an outrageous amount of snow again.
As for the uncleared areas, the snow was deep enough to nearly bury their bellies.
Even so, Little Light and Hibae from the yearling group came back from their overnight turnout in high spirits.
And despite the terrible weather, Little Light was as lively as ever.
She often ran around restlessly in the stable, where she was supposed to be resting. Once she reached the pasture, she did not even stop to rest before running to her heart's content.
Where did she get all that energy from?
Still, perhaps she had finally played to her satisfaction this time, because Little Light responded the first time they called the herd in, which was rare for her.
Though Gozen and Hibae, the other two who had been turned out with her, both looked exhausted.
After sending all the yearlings back to their respective stalls, he stopped by to check on the foals as well.
Over by Sakuya's stall, before the sliding door had even been fully opened, Chestnut Coat