Depends what resources we can gather.

[ Hesitant to put an exact date on it when he doesn't know how hard or how long a winter here might be, if others will take to this idea. ]

Listen, in the meantime. There's a thing Ianthe and I can do, called blood warding. It creates a barrier, or a lock, tuned to you and your blood. If you pick somewhere small, like a cupboard or beneath a bed, I can ward it for you. Then you can keep your stockpile safe there. You could even hide there and nobody could touch you.