Orpheus left his office and smiled. He had no duties that needed doing urgently and Alucard was handling the Practise Yards. The winter chill had sent many of the recruits into the classrooms. The weather among other things. I saw some of them doing other, more undesirable, but not illegal, things Orheus could not face losing his state of happiness so just left things as they were. Winter was beautiful, frost shimmered everywhere. It reminded him of home. Of many things from home. He had never really let go of Saldea and he ached to go back. in spring would be nice. The new spring there is beauiful, leaves beginning to appear, birds in the sky he reminiced for a moment before he looked up and saw a free spot under a tree.

He approached and slumped against the trunk. He looked up, through the snow and ice above him and admired the clear blue sky. He felt the cold but ignored it. Dalane was inside away from the cold. He closed his eyes and dreamed of his home. He heard footsteps near him, they came and went. People passed him by. They ignored him and he them.