"-- Right, right", Val giggled. "I was just messing with you. But still, you are not wrong... My master, too, would have called the day off. To be honest, today I was hoping to go out and play in the snow".

"Play in the snow?!", Adrien laughed, looking at him in half-disbelief.

"Why not?", Val smiled. "This is when the snow is freshest, and the weather is still not too cold yet. It's a great time to go outside".

Adrien chuckled. "You know, actually, you don't need to convince me".