>>21269800>Wow! You're pretty big. I can barely fit my arms around you>Guess I thought you'd be smaller, what with you being a rookie and allSuddenly remembering HR Girl's lengthy lectures on unsolicited hugs, and fearing another one, Winter Girl let's go of Violet.
>Listen good snowhai, cuz I'm gonna let you in on all the top secret training techniques of the Hidden Winter Village!>I won't fib: it's gonna be tougher than a caribou steak, harder than a batch of Auntie Icicle's special cider, harder than memorizing your times tables!>But with discipline, dedication, and a firm commitment to doing good deeds you too can become a master of the snowy artsWinter Girl hands Violet a vacuum flask full of hot cocoa.
>Triple marshmallows. You're going to need lots of sugar to make it through your training >I think I've got some pocket candy tooWinter Girl empties the contents of her pockets into Violet's hands; two chocolate penguins, a mint, three dimes, and a slightly crumpled Sorcery: The Convocation playing card (the purple water lily).
