During Christmas Wolf gave out flint tipped arrows as presents to all his friends. He made the feathers in the colors the recipient used. The Wolverine gave him hard riding boots since the boots he wore were now too soft and too small. Grace gave out penny whistles to her friends, and in turn received a jar of facial cream, from Lady Jane, to cover the bruises she received during self defense.
It soon came time for the midwinter ball. Preparations were made: the decorations were cleaned and put out, Pages practiced their manners and squires organized the pages, giving out job assignments. They practiced protocol for introducing adults and where to seat them at the tables. Extra rooms had to be assigned to the guests; this meant squires and pages had to double up. While the squires and old
