[Despite not thinking she'd be able to make it, Raine was relieved to hear that the departure date had been moved down a bit, and she'd grabbed her ever-ready journey bag and taken the mongoose-dragon out of the stables for a ride. She has it outfitted with a rather silly-looking giant parka, but silly or not it seems to be helping with the cold.

Nearing the border, she's pleased to see the snow taper off a bit in the distance.]

How interesting. It's a bit like when we visited Paradisa Town - the Live Zone was all a swamp, but beyond it was only a thigh-deep lake that stretched on for miles.