"Far?" Farfetch'd looked at Heath with keen interest. What Heath had said had clearly caught Farfetch'd's attention, while Zorua gave Heath a look of disdain. She could tell at a glance that he was making excuses.
But Heath wasn't going to worry about whether Zorua had seen through him. After washing up and eating breakfast, he pushed open the food truck's door with his Pokémon in tow.
"At this time of year, you can usually find lots of... hmm. Ice pellets out in the wild." When Heath pushed open the food truck's door, he had intended to say they could find lots of wild mushrooms, but instead, the moment he opened it, he saw a vast expanse of white.
Heath opened his mouth. What was going on? Hadn't yesterday's weather forecast said temperatures would drop and snow would fall only in certain areas today? Why did it look as though his location had suddenly been transported to northeastern China's three provinces in winter?
Heath instinctively shut the door. In the brief time it had been open, he had felt a bone-deep chill that made him shiver. He felt he wasn't wearing enough.
"I'm not going! It's too cold!" Zorua quickly ran into the room, but Heath still dragged her out.
Charmander, meanwhile, followed beside Heath with a serious expression. Through Zorua's reluctant translation, Heath came to understand Charmander's thinking. Charmander felt that cold weather was also a way to train the mind and will, and planned to accompany Heath.
Farfetch'd was happily building a snowman in the snow, having moved so quickly that Heath hadn't even noticed when Farfetch'd had slipped outside.
Once Heath had changed into a thick set of clothes, Zorua burrowed into them, leaving only her little head poking out. Heath looked at her helplessly, but still