Their game continued until Adrien's snowballs began to fly lower and weaker; when that happened, Val suggested to end their battle there and return to the tower. By then, it was already a quarter past noon. They went back to the main hall and sat on some pillows by the fireplace, each with a mug of hot chocolate to enjoy.

"What you did before with the snowballs looked pretty cool, though", Adrien commented as he stirred his chocolate. "I've seen you move things around magically before, but that was especially impressive".

"Thank you", Val chuckled. "I admit that I was making a bit of a show out of it".

"Is it something you can teach me?".

"Eventually", Val replied, "but perhaps not in the coming months. Magical kinesis is somewhat advanced...".