Wapun Meadow Blizzard of Souls

Oh boy, was she going to have to be the one to tell Elfie that Santa Clause isn’t dragons aren’t real? Chip pulled her lips back and sucked in a breath through her teeth. Well, kid, here’s the thing... she started, formulating the words in a way that might let him down easy. You know how you imagine scary things that aren’t there? Chip paused to make sure he was following before she continued. Dragons are like that, except nobody has ever actually seen one. They don’t exist, bud. They’re just stories.

There were other strange things in the sky. Weird, far away shiny birds that flew overhead and sometimes blinked lights down at them. Occasionally there were closer, much louder birds that even Chip was frightened of. But she’d never seen a dragon (or heard about anybody else seeing one, aside from fairy tales).