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December 18 – Ember The next person to bring up an ornament made their entrance by air. Molly, Drew, and Schrodinger joined in the general applause as the elegant blue-scaled dragon they all knew as Ember landed lightly in front of the tree. I know I’m not an actual resident of the Cove, the dragon …

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December 17 – The Fables The sun had tipped the zenith, and the golden rays brought the memory of warmer days to the crowd as they moved along, each person or family going up in turn. And then one family stepped up and Molly smiled. Kiaya, Zeke, and Gideon Fable had moved the Cove a …

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December 16 – Starsha As the Bard stepped back, his student stepped forward. Starsha had come to the Cove the same year Drew had, looking to study with Damien. She was tall, her dark skin marked all over with the white tattoos of her people. Her dark curly hair was haloed around her, and Molly …

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December 15 – Damien The next person to step up was someone Molly loved seeing around the town all year. Damien was a Bard, an elven entertainer who had chosen to semi-retire to the Cove after traveling the Realms had begun to pale. He never seemed to age, as most elves didn’t, but even with …

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December 14 – Luke After the Station Master retreated, another one of Molly and Drew’s friends stepped up. Luke Travers worked at the Gate Station with Drew and Mal, and they were waiting for he and Sue to finally set a date to tie the knot. Now, Molly wondered what he would bring to put …

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December 13 – Mal As Doug, Ryan, and Tim made their way back to them, Molly noticed there were tear tracks down Doug’s face as well. She reached out and pulled her cousin-in-law into her arms, squeezing him tight. “I’m so glad you moved out here,” she murmured. “Same,” he mumbled into her shoulder. “It …

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December 12 – Doug, Tim, and Ryan “Look who’s here!” Drew and Molly turned as a familiar voice came from behind them. “I can’t believe we actually found you here!” Drew’s cousin Doug, who was a teacher at the Daughter of Stars Middle School, was carrying his three-year-old son Ryan on his broad shoulders. Standing …

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December 11 – Indi Neil’s words echoed in Molly’s head as she watched the next person come up. “Sometimes, it’s something you just stumble across that’s what you need.” That could be the motto for Carter’s Cove, Schrodinger said. I mean, just look around you. How many of us just managed to find our way …

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December 10 – Lisa and Neil Several ornaments were then presented, along with the stories of when they received or made them, and Molly noticed that as each was placed on the tree, the evergreen seemed to shine a bit brighter. It could just be nothing, but she doubted it. Something was happening. She just …

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December 9 – Noemi Molly wasn’t surprised to see the final member of the Terrible Trio, Noemi Miller, take Sue’s place once the cardinal was installed on the tree. Noemi was the quietest of the four of them, but her serene countenance hid a wicked sense of humor. She was a computer specialist and helped, …

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