Much cackled at Will's joke (and at the other Will's expense) doing his bit to make sure Stutely's face stayed nice and hot. Maybe if they embarrassed him enough, Much and Will could warm their hands against his flushing cheeks.
He ran at the base of a tree, leaping to grab a low branch and haul himself onto it. The branch was thick enough to support his weight, thin enough that it bent and swayed and dumped a whole shower of snow and icy water onto the ground. "I'll see if I can spot anything up here!" Honestly, any excuse to climb a tree.