IT WAS COLD OUT but Elliot still decided to stay outside with his warm mug that was filled with hot coffee.
The soldiers were instructed by their sergeant to wake up at four so they could start training at five. Elliot got up way too early so no one hasn't woken up yet.
It was snowing. Not the perfect weather to go out and train, but it helped their endurance. And during an actual battle, the weather wouldn't be kind and considerate.
Elliot sat on the deck just outside their barracks. He took a sip of his coffee and looked at the falling snow. He imagined it as small clouds falling one by one until nothing was left for the sky. He wanted to touch it, but he didn't have gloves on. He didn't want to freeze the hands that he was trying to warm up.
He was looking at a distance, enjoying th
