He'd have pulled away, once, like any other Kevin, or Break. But this one has changed drastically since Gilbert saw him last, and now, he leans into the touch -- not enough to send Gilbert stumbling, but he'll certainly be able to feel it when Kevin takes a deep breath and lets it out in a shudder.

Gilbert will also be able to feel now that Kevin radiates heat like a furnace. Staying close to him is probably the most comfortable option, actually.

"I don't think wolves can catch colds," he grumbles. But he starts off again, walking easily over the snow even with another person attached to him. It won't be long before the city itself is in sight. The farmhouse is only just far away enough to stand solitary.