Never let it be said that the Fair Folk are not generous with their gifts, however late they may be in arriving. There are presents, some of them carelessly wrapped, some of them not wrapped at all, for
Havelock receives the severed arm of a crab demon. (Merry Christmas, Havelock.) He also gets a note:
My dearest love,
I spotted this and couldn't help but think of you. Treasure it always, or at the very least until it begins to rot.
For Nita Callahan, there is a small, heart-shaped stone, emerald-green.
Duo Maxwell receives a sprig of mistletoe and a lump of coal. It's a useful lump of coal. It'll make a great doorstop.
Faith, Charlie, and Illyria receive mistletoe as well ... probably for different reasons.
Merriman gets coal ... minus the mistletoe. It's probably a joke. Probably.
For Sariel, Puck leaves a set of panpipes. Ooh, musicky.
It's really more for Georgia than for Jack, but Puck gives them a small bottle of wine. Please don't kill him, Jack.
And, of course, there is Raven, who gets a sparrow feather. Guess who the sparrow was.
Blodwen Rowlands, of course, hasn't been left out. There is a
The gift is a dead spider.
It comes with a card: Thinking of you, sweet.