(this has a hint of Shadowgast at the end because I love my blorbos too much. Also, this was written mostly at 3am last night, and English is not my first language, so … eh. sorry for any weird grammar)
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There is a hole in his sock.
He has been on the road for some days, hurrying as much as he can to escape the heavy clouds gathering in the mountains behind him. It isn’t quite cold enough yet for snow, but even just getting soaked by rain can mean certain death with the current temperatures at night.
So, he is trying to get to the next village. (It’s risky.) Being a bit closer to some kind of civilisation can’t hurt that much. (He could find you, be careful.)