Just like back in Zone where he belonged to. The difference was the weather condition, in fact it felt much colder even if the sun's smile was still bright but no such threat to melt snow away. The temperatures were bearable for anyone, but nothing to stop those who have taste of adventure!
The spacious forest was purely covered in whiteness, almost no mysterious footsteps everywhere. Some small creatures rushed to their hideout. Luckily the fog wasn't quite dense anymore so it was easy to investigate the area without problems.
Before another guest's eyes, precisely an old hedgehog, a few of small houses came in sight surrounded by trees and bushes. Nothing as peaceful as-
Something snapped him back to reality from daydreaming. Not far away from him a new series of unknown noises broke briefly the silence, and a moment later, once acknowledged it, it sounded like someone was climbing a pine.
Meanwhile Charles, still unaware of the stranger's presence, continued climbing on each branch. As much as he wanted to be in the top, but since he calculated the height he couldn't allow it to expose himself at fall risks. If ever then he'd never forgive himself. Once reached a good spot he stamped his left leg on it in order to test if it would be highly safe to resist his own weight. He suddenly beamed and jumped on it. Unfortunately for the other (if approached ever) this whole unintentional act provoked a snowfall over the old hedgehog.