Chapter 1

Christmas preparation

The castle was decorated for Christmas. Tinsel and lights lined the halls. Mistletoe was hanging from a doorway or two. There was a large tree in the Great Hall. The scent of food filled the air. But the tricksters weren't allowed to go to the kitchen or work on the tree.

"Why do we have write the fucking name tags?" Coyote whined.

"Because someone made the popcorn string tangle up Peaseblossom." Raven glared at Anansi.

"You laughed." The spider wrote down another name.

"And Oberon enchanted the tags and pens so we can't do anything." Coyote growled. "Doesn't even feel like Christmas."

"Arizona." Raven said.

"I don't live there all the time." He huffed.

"You think Odin will make it snow again?" Anansi asked.

"Maybe." Raven shrugged. "We'll take his snow globe if not."

Coyote's tail wagged. "Still it's not often mortal holidays line up with Avalon's."

"Yeah, Puck would love it." Anansi said unthinkingly.

They got quiet for bit.

"It's not the same without him." Raven admitted.

"He'd figure a way for us use our magic on these." Coyote waved the pen around.

"They'd let him in the kitchen." Anansi sighed.

"Is food all you can think about?" Coyote scolded.

"But his chocolate cake…" He retorted.

The Native tricksters nodded. Puck was the best cook out of all of them. He didn't make food often, but it was always delicious when he did.

"It was pretty ballsy of him to stand up to Oberon." Raven laughed softly.

"How long has it been since we've all seen him?" Coyote asked.

"Too long." Anansi frowned.

"What're you thinking, cousin?" Raven asked.

"There's a wild portal…" Coyote stretched his hand.

"Can't fault a Fae stumbling into that." Raven finished.

They left to enact their plan.