Under a cloudy sky, snow fell steadily as if bathing the world in an outer layer of cold.
In a large wooden mansion at the foot of a huge mountain, one of the many and countless mountains in this mountain range, a group of people settled down on the snow outside the mansion.
Of the five people, four sat on the benches overlooking the training yard where a person sat in the center in the lotus position, with snowflakes falling on his thin body.
With his white hair, white eyelashes, and white skin he seemed to merge with the surroundings and blend in, if it weren't for his constant breathing one might think he had frozen.
Not to mention the fact that his upper body was bare, and the small animal skin loincloth that covered only his pelvis, basically naked, against this snow, made his already apparent bones even more visible.
And his skin trembled and twitched, with the slightest bit of bristles standing up.
