"It is fine," Dimitri chuckles. "Although I will say that we are rather far north... Although not the most north. If I describe it, perhaps it can help you compare it to places you are familiar with."

It's just the describing part that is a little tricky, and Dimitri tilts his head to the side as he thinks. "However, there is certainly snow a great deal of the time. Winter is of course the worst of it, and many people hide away in their homes for it. Only messengers truly travel during times like that.

"The snows only start to thaw at the beginning of the new year, and it takes a while longer after that for any green to be seen. You see, Faerghus has rather rugged land. There are cold mountains, some of which hold reserves of snow even far into spring, and the earth is rather unforgiving, only giving way to the most stubborn or clever of plants.

"The trees that do best are pines - I saw some of them decorated during the Christmas holiday that passed just recently here, which I found interesting." Dimitri sweeps a hand out slightly. "Some of the densest forests are those, although you see them more along in lands like Gautier and Fraldarius. They can seem so dense and quiet, the world seems still..."

He trails off, realizing how much he's talked. "Ah, but I hope I'm not boring you with talk like that."