The hut was clean and meticulous, which was a pleasant sight to behold. When the group passed by the study, a rich scent of herbs drifted out.

"My master is in there. You should go greet him."

"Doctor Werner, I'm sorry to have imposed ourselves on you," Selena said politely.

"Hmph! What kind of parents bring their children on an outing during such a cold day? By the way, don't even think about using the kids to put pressure on me into administering any sort of treatment! Leave once the snow stops!" The gray-haired doctor who reprimanded them had his back to the entrance, so none of them could see his face. All they knew was that he had a powerful voice.

The old man smiled awkwardly. "This way please. My master has a bad temper, so please don't take his words to heart."

"I don't think he's just grumpy." Pierre snorted.

Upon hearing that, Selena glared at him. "I'm sorry, mister, and thank you for your assistance."

showed them to a guest room. "We only have a single room here. I'm afraid it will be a tight squeeze considering you have three children, but please bear

of strangers. After the snow stops and the trail clears out a

got to spend time in a mountain before that, so they-especially Juniper and Jameson -were awfully excited as they admired the snow while leaning

who was already fast asleep after lying down in bed, to take a nap. Even Pierre and Selena fell asleep

while later, Juniper opened her eyes to poke

already feeling groggy. Muttering to himself, he rolled over

asked, "Won't you play with

"No..."

blinked as she lay awake in bed. However, she couldn't fall asleep at all. Upon noticing that the snow was still falling outside when she looked out of the window, she figured she should build a snowman so

the door after putting on her winter clothes. She built a tiny snowman, but it didn't have a nose, so she wanted to find something that she could use as its nose. When she

Selena woke up, she noticed that Juniper was no longer in the room, which jolted her awake from her semi-conscious state. Then, she woke Pierre, who was sleeping beside her. "Wake

order to not wake

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