Ven blinked momentarily at the proffered gesture, but then quickly smiled again and reached out with his free hand to accept it. The temple itself seemed pretty safe, but just in case, holding on to each other couldn't hurt.

"Yeah, let's go! Lead the way, Mograe!"

With an acknowledging reply of kupo! she floated on ahead to do just that.

To Tsubomi, Ven added, "Hope you don't mind a walk through the snow." He certainly didn't; he'd always enjoyed winter, at least when snow was involved, and he felt like he could use the stretch.