"Thanks," said DG, abandoning the wreath to close the distance between them and give Glitch a kiss on the cheek. She'd spotted him on the stairs, of course, but she'd carried on singing. (After all, she could carry a tune and, even if she couldn't, it wouldn't have been the first time that he'd heard her sing. At least there wasn't a dance routine this time.)

"Are you going to help me decorate the Christmas tree?" she asked, smiling up at him and ignoring the fact that it should have been Christmas trees. It had taken her a while to get them into position, but her magical abilities - which were still going from strength to strength - had helped her to carry them back to the palace.