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Library [30.11.07]

Karal was still a little bit glittery around the ears this morning, and he'd brought tea, a leather bound notebook, and a grumpy Firecat with him to open the library.

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Karal stared. "Is it lit?"

"...I don't think so?" Aravis looked a bit more alarmed.

"It...no, it's not," he said, peering over her shoulder and breathing a sigh of relief. "Glory, there is no possible way that man could have come down a chimney, at least not that chimney! And he'd be filthy if he had."

"He's rather large. I'm not sure I could fit down that chimney," Aravis said, staring.

"You would not wish to try. They're certainly not safe places. Why didn't he simply use the door?" Christmas was not quite what he'd expected. "Does it explain?"

"His name is...Santa Claus," Aravis read. "It does not explain, but it says he is coming to town."

Pause.

"Will he be coming here for Christmas?"

Karal leaned one shoulder against the shelves, really not liking the sound of this. "It sounds like a warning, and if he can somehow come down a chimney, then he must have powers of some kind," he said thoughtfully. "I hope he's not coming here."

"He sees you when you're sleeping," she read. "And she knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness' sake -- Karal! He sounds very bad. ...I may have to smuggle my sword into the dorms. I won't let him get us."

"This is vile, Aravis. We shouldn't have to worry during a time of celebration." He folded his arms, half way between angry and worried. "Who does he think he is, to judge us so, spying and sneaking about the place!"

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"You'd better not pout, you'd better not cry, you'd better watch out -- " Aravis read. "This is not at all like Christmas at home! We have Father Christmas and presents and nice things!"

"I've seen words like this before." Karal had pretty much settled on indignant. "Clear threats, and if you dare to express disagreement, you're punished for it. Surely the school can't countenance this, this, red-coated scoundrel looming over its students!"

"It's part of the tradition!" Aravis said, flipping the pages more. "He's all over this book!"

"Just because it's a tradition, doesn't make it right," he said firmly. "And a creature using magic to threaten people and, and sneak into their houses to do who knows what to them is wrong, no matter how long it's been happening. We will have to do something about it. Does it say what date Christmas happens?"

"The twenty-fifth," she said after a moment, finding it. "Plenty of time to barricade the dorms, I think."

Karal relaxed just a bit. "And to speak with people. It's not easy to turn them away from something they've accepted as the way things are, but I'm sure we can convince them." He sighed a little. "It will not be the first time I've helped to do it."

"I can stand at the entrance to the school with my sword on Christmas!" she replied, ignoring the fact that she had plans already. Cor would understand.

"You will not be alone," he promised. "And we should involve others, Aravis. Jaina, Luke, Gavin, they won't know of this tradition either. They must be told, and I'm certain they will help."

"Seely grew up here," she said, realizing and feeling relieved. "He might know better! I'll ask him how they avoid him each year."

"That will be a good place to begin, with Seely," he agreed. "And then we will plan from there."

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