The season is SPRING. The cold has finally receeded, and leaves are beginning to sprout from trees. Pokemon are coming out of hibernation and poking their heads out into the world again.
There is no Shrine of the Small Gods. There is only a small cave where people lived once, and perhaps there was a shrine in there too. Traditionally, the people of En-Rogel have left incense and offerings within the cave to honor lesser known legends, but there is no monastic order here. It seems that the cave is truly blessed though. A small group of outlaws hide at the shrine, and the scourge inexplicably cannot follow them into the cave.