It was a cold night already, a light mist in the air freezing as it clung to the ends of his hairs. The lion's mane about his neck and chest seemed to glitter, the tips of the the long hairs covered in sparkling frost. The light ice layer attacked his tail and hocks as well, giving him a bedazzled appearance in the little light that was offered.
Snow falling from the sky bedecked him even more, giving him a light cloak of soft white that fell onto his shoulders, streaming behind him as picked up the pace in an effort to reach shelter before the night grew too cold for his frail, un-insulated form. Winter forced her makeover onto him with roughness, having no ears for the hooves he pushed against her and asked her to stop. He became her frost-laden doll as the keep finally came in sight.
Even as his ears picked up the noise of the hustle and bustle within, the man only had relief on his features for the flickering firelight that could be seen in the openings of the windows. He came racing in just as another dark form slipped past the gates, Auru hurrying to catch up, knowing the man must be headed towards warmth, in a desperate bid to reach the interior.
He didn't bother stamping the snow and frost from his hooves at first, a fact he would later come to regret as the melting ice would begin to soak his coat and mane. He simply blustered inside, not quite making his way to the central place where all the fun and games seemed to be had, instead stopping near a hearth set near the entrance, sticking his face towards it gratefully and sighing in relief as the frost began to melt from his face, the licking tongues of flame warming his visage.
He finally took it upon himself to try and stamp the snow free of himself, but the already melting slush was beginning to stick to him, and wasn't so easily broken off. He got some of it off, however, and simply resigned himself to being wet for a while as he turned his side to the fire, warming another part of his body.
He didn't look for the figure who had entered before him, even though his form was still just visible to the man had he turned his head to look.
@Kasil
OOC: He gotta go everywhere, do all the festivities... once he's not a horsesicle.
