Just as what I expected, my father's ancestral house was almost unrecognizable from the amount of snow that covered the entire lot. It's a bungalow that is half-submerged in the snow and the earth itself, just like any other house in this area.
People from this area usually build houses that are lower than the ground to avoid the cold and my father's house is no exception. The Crown Prince and I had a hard time going inside without having to dig up the snow that obstructed the doorway. It was a good thing Prince Kao was strong enough to push the heap of snow aside because I could not do it by myself.
"Those men did not come inside here then," he said to me when we finally managed to get to the door and open it. "Your family's ancestral house seems untouched."
"Maybe they were not inte
