[ Yako may be overheated enough from food enchantments not to wear winter clothing, but frozen water suddenly hitting the back of your neck is still frozen water: that is to say, surprising. She jumps as the snowball makes impact, whipping around in a swirl of summery skirts to see who it is.

She could be indignant, but he looks so expectant standing there that it's pretty easy to make the choice to bend down quickly, gather a loose ball of snow in her hand, and lob it right back and him. ]