Book Six: Chapter 10

“No problem.” He gave her a smile. “You sure you don’t want to join us?”

The kitsune’s eyes scanned the room, then settled on the tree. She snorted, then shook her head. “I’m good. Guess I’ll see you all in the morning.”

“Goodnight, then.” He watched as she ascended the stairs, then waited until he heard the tell-tale click of her bedroom door above. “Wish she enjoyed the holiday like we do.”

“Ah, but if everyone was the same, then nobody would be different!” Death chuckled to himself, then sat forward. “But perhaps you can enlighten me on why she called Christmas a scam?”

“Tink, maybe ease up on the booze,” he said, desperate to change the subject. Tink giggled by the fireplace, then poured some more alcohol from a flask into her hot cocoa before offering some to Kisa. The goblin’s cheeks were flush, and her eyelids drooping.

Kisa abstained. Her cat biology didn’t pair well with alcohol.

“Christmas is Tink’s favorite holiday!” Tink declared while