You haven't met many mountain folk. The old ones talk about living through frigid winters like it's a badge of honor.

[Mat snorts, thinking about some of the elder villagers back home. There was an almost cruel glee in the way they'd talk about long winters and hard winters. He doesn't understand it.]

Me, I'll take the sunny seaside in summer.

[Theoretically. He's never actually seen the sea or it's side. But it's always sounded very pleasant and abundant in sun and warmth.]

Least there's solid walls and fireplaces to keep the chill out.