Snow forest- Part 2

Calhoun took a step towards her, staring into her brown eyes, "I want to show you something. You will understand it. I promise." 

They then continued to walk until they reached the lake that felt familiar to Madeline as if she had been here before. But at the same time, she thought she had never come visit this town or anywhere near it. 

Calhoun let go of her hand, he started to walk towards the edge of the lake. Bending down, he started to remove the snow away from the ground, and it made her wonder what he wanted to show her. 

Madeline stepped closer to him, and she saw Calhoun continue to dig his hand into the snow until he finally pulled out mud. She found his behaviour to be rather strange, "What are you looking for?" she asked him. 

Calhoun then finally took out black ashes from the ground before letting it blow away with the wind. "Do you know what this is, Madeline?" 

"Dust?"