Ugh, I shouldn't have gone out here in these clothes! It's freezing!

Portal, open up! I'm dying out here!

Passphrase, please.

Portal!

Passphrase, please.

Fine!

By silent trees and shaking knees,

By shadow flowers

and dark towers,

I command my portal to open up as fast as she can,

so I may approach the Scorovian lands.

Access granted.

Have a nice-

Cold, cold, cold!

Trip...

Doesn't even stay around long enough to talk to me. The ungrateful little twerp!

Emmyth!

Whoa, what happened to this place. It's so... dark.

Forget Emmyth! I need to ask Catori about this!

Catori! Do you know why the snow is so dark outside?

Well, once every 100 winters, the snow will turn black, because the clouds turn to ash. 

Um... but why?

I'm not quite sure, but here's a book on weather if you want it.

No thanks. I think I'll just go see Emmyth.

I wouldn't do that if I were you. I don't remember completely, but I think this snow is dangerous.

But... it's my first Christmas here.

Can't you just go celebrate with your family back on earth?

I kind of maybe told my family to come here for the holidays. Oops.

You know what? It-It's fine. I have a special coat to protect people from this kind of stuff. You can go get it from my room.

Thanks Catori, you're awesome.

Anytime dear.

Catori's room... Catori's room. I'm sure I've been there before...

What the... Okay this is the wrong room, but I'm totally checking this out later.

Also the wrong room.

This must be it.

Did you know 15 minutes could save you 15% percent or more-

That... is something I choose to forget.

Oh, here it is. I was expecting it to be more magical looking, but okay, I guess.

This cloak looks really dark and edgy though...

Heh, my mom would kill me if she saw me wearing this. She'd think I had, like, resurrected a cult or something.

Nice.

Ey, Catori! Check out my new cult outfit.

Yes, very culty, dear.

Well, bye.

Strange child...

Emmyth! Did you put up the Christmas tree,

like I asked you to?

Emmyth!

Emmyth?

Emmyth?

Oh no.

I had hoped she would have forgotten about Christmas.

Mom hates humans. She's barely used to Alyssa. She'd kill me if she brought her entire family here.

Who's that screaming outside, sweetie?

Nobody, Mom. Just Alyssa.

She's not bringing her entire family over here for this newfangled Christmas holiday, is she?

Actually, yeah, I think she is.

Oh, well don't let them touch anything. Or, you know, I'll, I'll kill them.

Emmyth!

Coming!

No, stay there!

I'll come up to you!

Why?

Catori said the black snow is dangerous, and it's snowing outside.

Um-

Hey. 

That was quick.

So, what's this about dangerous snow?

So, Catori said that a book said that every 100 years the snow turns black here and it's dangerous.

Will you melt if you touch it?

I ran through it on the way here so, I guess not.

Oh well, still sounds pretty dangerous to me. Guess you shouldn't bring your family here.

Not so fast, Emmyth. Catori gave me this coat to protect me from the dangerous snow. She might have more to give to my family.

Are you kidding, me? Just looking at your fabric, I can already tell the material is extremely rare.

Well, there has to be someone who has some more of these coats.

The only person I know of that has this kind of fabric is Lydia's mom.

Cool, we can get it from her, then.

Heh, alright. You can try, but I doubt you can get anything from her.

Um, Lydia? Lydia's mom? Are you in here?

Emmyth told me you lived here. Um, I'm a friend of your daughter.

Hey, hun.

Gah!

Let me guess, you need some more of those special cloaks, like what you're wearing.

Yes, in fact I do.

Alright, but you must complete a small task for me first...

Let me guess, you want me to assassinate someone for you?