The air was frigid and the sky inked black with a swirl of clouds above which blocked out any form of true light. The white snow drifting from the clouds, danced upon the wind, making any form of sight that much more difficult and every step a slower pace as it piled around the boots she wore. It was hard to imagine that when she started on this path that the night had been so clear that it seemed unreal. It was not common for many to take this path across the giant leaves, usually more dangerous then others but things like that never deterred Aruna and she knew that she could hold her own but maybe should have listened to reason for once. A shiver ran up her spine as another sharp gust of wind blew, pulling her blood red cloak along with it and exposing her to the harsh icy storm for a moment before shooting in the other direction so that her cloak was now tugging her along. Her golden eyes squinted as her pale hands came up to hold her cloak firmly around her as she decided which direction she would need to go in since she had been wandering on this path longer then she thought she should have and didn't want to be going in circles. It was hard to tell with the snow filling her tracks almost as fast as she made them but that was a probably a trick of the dark. 

Once hand clutched her red cloak as the other reached for the pouch at her side, her 'basket' looked small as if it could only hold a few coins but in fact it could carry so much more. Her fingers dived into the basket before her hand itself disappeared with in its confines until her fingers grasped around the object of her desire and as she retracted her hand, the pouch expanded a bit around the rim to make way for the lantern that had just materialized. It wasn't much and was quite old fashioned but it would at least provide light if not also give her a warning if anything was larking around. Carefully, Aruna opened the side glass panel to the lantern and gently pushed her blonde hair behind her ears as her eyes closed as she held it up to her face. She took a deep breath, blocking out the noise the cold and just waited before slowly opening her golden eyes once more and blowing gently on the wick. It seemed like nothing would happen at first but slowly, a small stream of smoke appeared before the wick sparked with a glowing blue flame that soon flickered brightly in its protective glass case. 

Aruna closed the side panel once more before latching it closed and continuing onward, one hand holding the lantern and the other lightly gripping the handle to the blade hooked at her belt. The storm was finally letting up a bit so the snow was falling softer with no harsh wind to whip it around which gave her more freedom to move and not have to worry about her cloak as much. This would prove to be most helpful if something were to happen since the snow piled at her boots would already slow her down.