Slightly Better.

She finally got out of the damn west, where it was ridiculously warm. She was now in the... south, was it, and it was still warm - but at least there was deeper snow. That made the mostly monochrome female quite happy; she had not been pleased in the West. Nw, though, she was tromping through the snow, pleasure in her eyes, even as she spotted the frozen river. "Oh!" Ainia exclaimed, an almost puplike joy overcoming her. This was just like at home, though quite a bit warmer! Paws hit the ice hard, as a test for the strength of it; it was sturdy... and in that moment, the older woman stepped fully onto the ice, legs bent to keep balance.