Yeah, it's lucky that you have that lantern to protect this place. Beyond the property, it can be nasty out there.

[He knew that this wasn't a normal or typical winter, which was par for the course at this rate. He had come to appreciate that everything had an element of danger to it, but there were sometimes ways to get around it.]

I know that's important, and I get it. You just put the letter on yourself, and I'm not digging you out of a snowbank when I have to go looking for you. [But it wasn't so bad. He knew when time was up, knew when the show up in the bakery, standing around until his presence was known and if Gabe refused to go, he'd take decisive action.

Until then, Gabe could spent the winter as he pleased.

He turned his head to look at the older man for a long moment as they walked.] Fourth? When did the year click over for you?