The question results in Ellana scrunching up her nose and shaking her head.

"There is Sylaise, the hearthkeeper in our tales of the Creators, but I never did anything really important. Just gathered wood and lit fires." She lets out a sigh. "Anyone can do that, and someone else does do that now that I'm not there. It's just a pretty name for it, I guess."

Sabriel's shiver makes Ellana want to laugh, but she does sympathize. Her little elven body does not like the cold at all. Sure, she'll suffer through it like anyone else, but it's not comfortable by any means.

"I hope that's not the case. Snow is only fun to be in for a little while, before it becomes too much."