Adley is an unusual elf. He prefers skiing to parties, doesn’t like to sing, and cares so little for elf conventions that his brother despairs of him ever getting married. Which is fine, because Adley has no intention of marrying just anyone.<br><br>When he meets Keru at the annual Christmas Eve party, the two are drawn to each other. The party may be the most important event of the elvish social calendar, but neither Adley nor Keru minds leaving early to take a walk. They enjoy an idyllic and romantic first date under an aurora, rescuing a reindeer calf along the way, and a relationship seems promising.<br><br>But their second date takes a dire turn when a skiing trip brings them face to face with a polar bear. They’d like to keep seeing each other ... if they can make it through their second date without being eaten!

Christmas Kisses at the North Pole

From there, Sarelle tied the other end of the rope into a harness around the mother, who pulled her offspring free in seconds.


“I hope it’s not seriously hurt,” said Keru.


Sarelle shook her head as she untied the ropes. “No broken bones. I have some salve which will help with the cut, and she’ll be just fine in a few days.”


The salve she applied had a pungent herbal odor which didn’t seem to bother the reindeer any, though Adley wouldn’t have liked to walk around wearing it. Smell notwithstanding, he was pleased to have taken part in the rescue. Reindeer were appealing creatures, not to mention quite important for the delivery of Christmas gifts. Humans, fond as they were of their technology, couldn’t come close to the magic of reindeer. Certainly no human invention could deliver presents to every child in the world over a single night.


Chapter 7