Nathan would have been glad they had ended up somewhere warmer during the winter months if it hadn’t started raining as soon as they arrived. The town was already decorated for Christmas despite the weather, and had an upcoming holiday festival that was at risk of losing participants and tourists if the golem attacks continued. No one was sure where the creature was coming from other than somewhere in the woods, which didn’t really narrow things down.
A trek into the muddy terrain was going to take up most of their day and possibly night even if Nathan and the others did manage to track down the golem and its controller quickly.