After five days of travel, the group finally reached the city of Oburs situated downstream of Galan. By now, a blizzard had set in, with icy winds mixed with heavy snow assaulting Oburs. Although they were eager to immediately enter the army's station, they could only take shelter in a city inn for the time being, waiting for the snowstorm to lessen before resuming their journey.
The blizzard raged on for almost a week before it finally ceased, and Oburs was briefly greeted with sunlight. By then, Oburs had turned into a snowy town, with the snow accumulating on the roads such that it could almost bury a person.
The advance team members, wearing the thick fur coats gifted to them by Princess Melia, were also draped in lightweight chainmail. After all, they had been enlisted into the frontline legion and hence, could not dress haphazardly according to their whims.
