Bella was greeted with another shrug and non committal sort of front again. Who really knew why Imogen had decided on such a present. Jamie had learned long ago not to ask why women did the things they did, it wasn't likely he'd ever understand anyways. And, when it came to any of his brothers' wives, he really knew not to question. It took a special sort to want to be married to a MacFusty man after all. Not only were they all large and loud but the majority of them were dragonkeepers. It wasn't exactly the safest profession for ones husband to have.

"Just the usual," he started to say in response to her question of his plans though realized she likely wouldn't know the usual, "Spend the night at the house with everyone Christmas Eve for games and whatnot. Then all the Christmas festivities through the next day. Depends how much I've had to drink whether I stay that night again or head back here." Suffice to say, he typically spent two nights with the family at the house.

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