Hogwarts Homecoming

When Jasna woke up from her coma again, the small village that had sheltered her for several weeks had completely disappeared.

The carriage drove smoothly along the glacier, and in sight, the dense coniferous pine forests on both sides of the glacier kept slipping away.

The dense clouds covered the sky again, and the sky was gray again.

Old Enma came into the carriage at some point. He stuffed firewood into the stove and roasted a few cold and hard skewers of venison on the fire.

Cough cough——

There was no chimney, and the thin smoke in the carriage made Jasna cough a few times. She supported herself with her arms and sat up, lifting the quilt.

The bandage on her right leg made Jasna purse her lips slightly.

Perhaps it was to avoid embarrassment.

During the days she lived in the small house, Old Enma would always help her untie the bandage and apply medicine while she was asleep, and then re-bandage and tie the splint.

Every time she woke up and found that Old Enma had changed the medicine for her, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Someone fiddled with her legs while she was sleeping, but she didn't wake up, and she didn't even feel any repulsion.

Jasna could only explain that Old Enma had no ill will towards her, so it didn't trigger her alert nerves.

"How many days will we stay on the sled?"

Jasna, who was in a better mood, asked, lifting the flowing hair in front of her eyes.

"If there are no accidents, it will take three days--"

Old Enma handed the grilled skewers to Jasna, and pointed to the kettle on the side, indicating that there was hot water there.

Three days is not a long time.

However, considering that they may encounter a blizzard at any time, and have to withstand the low temperature of dozens of degrees below zero after midnight.

Three days seems very long.

It had been several hours since they set out. Pulling the heavy carriage loaded with heavy objects and people, the sled dogs that Old Enma borrowed from the village were exhausted. The speed of the sled car had obviously slowed down. Through the thick leather tent, Jasna could also hear the heavy breathing of the sled dogs.

"These dogs need to rest for a while--"

Jasna said, and Old Enma nodded. He banged on the carriage a few times, and then the well-trained sled dogs began to "brake".

The heavy carriage slid forward for a long distance before stopping.

Old Enma turned over and got off the carriage, found a few pieces of venison from the lower level, and went to the front with a hot water bottle and a wooden basin.

Listening to the sound of the sled dogs feasting outside the tent, Jasna suddenly became interested. She moved her body and got off the car, carefully holding the frame and walked to the front.

These sled dogs really looked exhausted. In the temperature of more than ten degrees below zero, each sled dog with thick white hair was emitting wisps of white smoke.

The two leading sled dogs were burying their heads in the wooden basin, eating hotly, while the others were waiting in line eagerly.

In less than two minutes, the wooden basin was emptied.

The leading sled dog was very smart and stepped aside.

Old Enma poured some boiling water into the wooden basin again, grabbed a handful of snow from the ground to cool the water, and finally, he threw a few pieces of venison into it.

The two dogs in the back couldn't wait to surround it. The sound of grunting rang again.

Not to mention the lucky ones in the queue, even the two leading dogs who had eaten were watching eagerly.

"They don't seem to be full?"

Jasna pointed at the salivating leading dog and said to Old Enma with a bit of girlish cuteness.

"Enough--"

Old Enma shook his head and said in a muffled voice,

"Not enough food."

Woo-woo--

The clever leading dog whimpered, and his ears drooped.

Jasna bit her lip, showing a slight look of reluctance, but then her expression brightened,

"We should let them eat more, so that when we encounter danger, running faster can save our lives."

Jasna said, she pointed a finger at the ice surface a few feet away.

Swish!

A sharp breath rolled through the void, and the space became hazy.

A deep cut suddenly appeared on the originally flat snow surface, and the ice surface below was cut into pieces, making a crackling sound!

The two leading dogs immediately raised their ears, and the sled dogs waiting in line for meals next to them also stared at this scene with confused eyes.

Swish, swish, swish! There were several more sharp cuts, and a large piece of the ice surface broke into pieces.

Even the two sled dogs that were eating stared at Jasna in horror.

Splash!

A shadow flashed under the water, and a fish weighing more than 20 pounds leaped out of the water.

Whoosh!

The wind was howling, and one of the two leading dogs jumped up and caught the fish in the air in his mouth!

The splashing water hit Jasna's face, and the sudden coldness made her scream and stagger to fall, but a pair of free hands supported her from behind.

Um, um——

The leading dog who grabbed the fish whimpered, took small steps to Jasna, and his tail swayed quickly behind him.

"This is for you——"

Jasna said with a smile.

Um!

The leading dog whimpered again, and it moved its furry head closer and rubbed Jasna's left ankle.

The rest of the sled dogs also understood, and all ran over to guard the ice cave, staring at the water surface.

The sky was a little darker than before, and the snowflakes that fell slowly were more complete than before.

Old Enma noticed all this, but he didn't say much. He just watched silently. It seemed that she had unloaded all the burdens and disguises, and was excited for every sled dog that caught a fish.

The stiff face quietly softened.

"Okay!"

After more than an hour, each sled dog had at least two fat catches. Jasna, who had regained some of her girlish nature, clapped her hands with satisfaction, turned around and said to Old Enma behind her,

"Let's go."

So they set off again.

Heavy leaden clouds settled on the earth, and the sky became darker and darker. In the wilderness where water was frozen, the whistling of the cold wind was like the cry of a ghost.

"Enma, is it going to snow!"

Even Jasna in the carriage realized that a blizzard might be coming.

"Well-"

Old Enma responded, he raised his face, and looked at the clouds in the sky with indifference.

I'm afraid no one knows this extreme weather better than him.

What's about to fall is not a blizzard, but a more severe white snow!

Just as Jasna was about to ask again, the sled that had been moving along the glacier suddenly deviated from its direction.

Under the control of Old Enma, the sled dogs pulled the sled straight up the river bank and broke into the gloomy forest.

With a calm glance, Old Enma locked onto a rock standing on a high slope in the undulating snow flat.

Experienced sled dogs don't even need to be commanded. Under the leadership of the lead dog, a team of sled dogs ran towards the rock with all their limbs, and successfully stopped the sled car in the leeward direction behind the rock.

"What's wrong, Enma?"

Jasna in the car asked.

"We need to take shelter--"

Old Enma said calmly.

He jumped off the sled and quickly untied the reins around the necks of each sled dog.

The freed sled dogs did not run around. They kept their tacit understanding and order, and jumped into the carriage one after another quickly but not chaotically.

Old Enma took advantage of this time to quickly put the reins on the sharp peaks of the rock mountain and firmly fixed the sled.

"Will it be okay, Enma?"

The heavy and solemn atmosphere like lead and mercury in the cold air made Jasna nervous. She looked at Old Enma who was squeezing into the already crowded carriage and tightening the curtains, and asked.

Woo!

The sky and the earth suddenly darkened, and white snow fell. (End of this chapter)