Rune laughed as she ducked behind a tree. She had talked the men into going outside after she toured the main part of the house. She thanked each of the servants for their wonderful hard work in turning the house into a Christmas dreamland. Dimitri and Sergei had translated most of it for her, much to the surprise and delight of the servants.
“You can’t hide forever,” Dimitri growled.
“Oh yes I can,” Rune yelled as she rolled the snow she had scooped up into a ball.
“Dimitri, you take the right. I’ll take the left side,” Sergei shouted.
“Hey, no fair! You can’t team up against me,” Rune responded.
“Oh yes, we can, маленький ангел,” Sergei called out.
Rune took off for a low wall that surrounded the outside gardens. She only made it half way before she felt a strong pair of arms circl
