The Sentinels yuletide wine

As usual, Eilidh was late to the party. It seemed to be more than a habit with her, but rather an ingrained thing, something she could no more change than her eye color. But she was here and that's what mattered! Hearing her family move about the area, gathering decorations and bestowing them upon the trees that surrounded their home, Eilidh decided to get a little something different. 

There were spirits here in these woods, spirits she had met and knew well. She was keenly aware of their presence and the need for sustenance. She didn't know where they came from or why she was the only one to see them, but she respected them and wanted them to be happy. So instead of offering them gifts of holly and green boughs (which they had plenty of anyway, thanks to her family), Eilidh went scavenging on the beach for something a little more unique.

She returned as quickly as she could, carrying a long and wind-bleached bone between her teeth. It was likely the jawbone of a seal or small whale, and it had made its home on this beach for some time. And to appease the spirits that roamed the Sentinels, Eilidh placed them near her father's offering, and gilded the bleached bone with holly berries and green pine, to signal the festive yuletide spirit.

Eilidh is goin' cray... Or is she??