They didn't just not dissolve, they won the war. Serbia, the rest of the Balkans, and some major parts of European Russia have been happy provinces ever since. But that's neither here nor there. *Smiles.*
*Rolls eyes and ups body temperature, melting the snow and steaming any water off his clothes immediately, then does the same to Reynolds and Jade.* So, you can do magic... interesting.
*Tells Jakob to stay in the room with his Uncle and follows Jade.* So this is the mysterious woman? Seems she's using some kind of magic or biological temperature control...
*Jakob grabs some ice cream and sets it in front of him, attacking it with almost equal ferocity to his uncle. Goes and sits next to Jade, sighing as he slowly lowers himself into the chair.* Uhhh, my back... *Smiles at her as he rubs his back.*