7 CHRISTMAS PLANNING
They laid low and became folklore.
Dwelling in the farthest northern lands, the impish people’s hatred for the Large-Man was as frozen in their bellies as the land ice from which they’d chiseled their lairs.
They’d lost the battle and had been banished for their revolt.
But at their new icy home they plotted for thousands of years for the upcoming second war.
Trust, they’d finally concluded. Gaining the trust of the children was key, and so they set to work, taking the demeanor of ants.
Over the following decades, small clans were sent south to the Large-Man’s countries missioned to steal equipment and supplies. Upon returning they sweated all day and night despite the frigid temperatures. In time they had their toy factories.
Before the toys came the robot. Whe
