"I’m glad you liked it, Emma!" Adorabella smiled as she guided the families to the dining room. It was decided that we would do the Yule ritual first before moving onto dinner. As the ritual only lasted as long as the Yule log – about thirty minutes to an hour – so it could be planned appropriately. The ritual itself passed by without issue, even if I thought something would. Avalon has grown darker because of the war and it wouldn’t surprise me if Yule reflected that. The room darkened around the light of the Yule log as it should, but no unaccounted guests appeared in the shadows. Instead, we merely spoke about mundane stories that didn’t revolve around the war and the country. 