It was amazing what one could do with snow.

Ice was fun, but snow melted.

Snowballs were good. Snow in the boots; down the back of the shirt; down the front of the shirt; down the pants. Hard to get that close, but it was usually worth it.

Snow was practical as well, it could be turned to water in a pinch, built up to keep thermal, thrown at the enemy in the heat of battle.

What the thief didn’t know, was why his comrades in this grand adventure didn’t seem to appreciate it in the same way he did.