The baby turned her attention to the tree for the first time since the decorations began going on. She gasped as she saw it in all its glory. The sheen of the ornaments drew one’s attention so that they weren’t sure which bauble was the most beautiful; at least, that’s how Saertil saw it when she was putting each one up. But, perhaps even more importantly, the entire tree glowed. Instead of a string of flickering lights, as described in the stories, Jorei’s parents had used real glow worms. Red, green, white, purple, blue . . . all ten colours were there, placed throughout the unattractive metal branches. The worms shone with such radiance that Jorei was mesmerized by the colours, their lights all synchronized in what looked like a magical light show.