He tells the PC he is on his way to Riften to adopt a child, a surprise he has kept from his love. The player finds a Nord man in the Fall Forest, pensively viewing the fall of leaves. For most of the quest the player is an outside observer, and it is designed with the intent of increasing immersion as opposed to gameplay, as only the PC can arrange a marriage ceremony in the vanilla game. However, this was later abbreviated to allow for a more concise title, with the idea that the journey still ends at a point of warmth.
The full name of the quest was originally From Cold Snow to Warm Sands, to emphasize the connection between Kjoli and Inari and the transition from a cold relationship to a warm one.
To Warm Sands tells the story of a Nord man and his Khajiit love. Shor’s Stone, Haelga’s Bunkhouse, Temple of Mara