[spirit_queen]

"Winter was very cold, but, unlike rumors say, we did have fires and stuff, and we buried our meat under the snow to preserve it. winter was a slow period, a restful period; we believe that's when the earth goddess rests, and we sort of function at minimum and all that; not mating, no training youngsters, just cubs nearer my age, territory patrols aren't as often, stuff like that," Mina said.