Mary hadn't done well to hide her uncertainty. Either that or Eirika was just intuitive, and that wasn't particularly untrue either. She didn't say anything at first, but as she eyed Mary's picture, she found a valid point. Children need to see a reason in all things. She'd had to, but she had a feeling that she and Mary were going to grow up in two entirely different worlds. And that was okay.

"Sometimes things do not need a purpose. Sometimes they are... just to be." And she wasn't sure if Mary would understand that, but it was her own form of reassurance. Snowmen didn't have to have a purpose if Mary didn't know of one and the girl needed to know that was acceptable.