MISSY Christmas went over well at the packhouse. We had almost half the pack attend, and everyone seemed happy. Vera found teenagers to dress up as elves and help pass out gifts to all the small children. The activities we were able to set up went over well too. Maddox took the opportunity to introduce River as Delta and Valen as Gamma. Having an official Delta and Gamma was going to reinforce trust in us and help everyone move forward from the decades they spent under Langston’s leadership. Sloan surprised us by lending a hand all day as well. She borrowed a Christmas sweater from me and seemed more cheery than usual as we set up tables and brought in the food and games. I was excited to see her with an expression other than indifference or irritation on her face and hoped she was fin