Winter is colder than Astri imagined. It was boring because she would rarely leave the cabin, but it was warm inside so she didn't want to leave either.
Zin is a snake and more sensible for the winter, normally during winter he would hibernate or simply stay hidden, but with Astri he doesn't want any of that.
One night, Zin asked Lee and Wayde to sleep somewhere else. Lee and Wayde would periodically do that to ask for privacy with their mate, but they also know that Zin never asked that and if he's asking it's because he feels it's time.
Zin and Astri naturally got closer, they understand each other's pains but Zin didn't become good like her and she made him feel lighter about his own existence.
He can't imagine his life without her and if he can't be with her he prefers death. This is how much he loves her. She healed his heart with her kindness and love.
"Where are Wayde and Lee? It's getting late." She asks while drawing.
