They get caught in a thunderstorm up in the mountains where giants are playing games throwing rocks near them. Fili and Kili are sent out to look for better shelter and they return reporting of a cave nearby.

They are met by Cenn at the inn who is speaking of ill omens. He says The Wisdom won't say when winter will end. His son, Mat, sneaks up and playfully greets Rand. He says they caught a badger and will set it loose in the Green to watch the girls run away. He invites Rand but Rand says he needs to unload the barrels first. Mat then tells him he saw a figure enter town and it happens to be the dark cloaked figure Rand saw on the road earlier.

A study of cats given the task to escape a room is illustrated. At first the cats take a long time figuring out what needs to be done to escape but after some trials the cats get much quicker. The reward, food, played a critical role in motivating the cat's behavior.

Our habits are formed as solutions for recurring problems. We may be stressed and trying to find a way to feel better until we stumble on something like playing a video game which gives us that feeling. This pleasure creates an impression in our mind that encourages us to do the same behavior next time. After a while this habit becomes automatic; we're stress and we reach for the game controller.

Use the describe functions to learn about what different things do in Emacs. This should be the primary source of looking things up before checking online as this will teach you from the source.