The "Research Department" has its offices off the "East Room" of the old library, through the glass doors, up the stairs.. which are bronze, not iron, as Faeries have never gotten along well with iron.
Present are two of the senior directors, both well dressed conservative looking gray haired people who certainly do not look like the kind of people who believe in fairies- Edna Birnbaum and Dennis Flattery.
Also present- The "new" PC's, Darren, Mouse, and Brynn.
And a pointy red hat. Very small. Sitting on a lace mat in the center of the polished oaken table.
"It's all we have, and it's quite puzzling, says Edna Birnbaum. "Julian brought it back for us, along with the description of the wearer. One of the Little Folk, clearly, but... I don't think it's one we've encountered before."
It is mid November, and weeks before the traditional Christmas Tree lighting in the city. Yet, in three places so far, Christmas Trees, fully decorated and lit in all their glory.
At first the Library was ready to dismiss this as a prank by Pixies. But... with the Fey, one can never rush to judgement. There is danger in the most harmless looking things, and the most dangerous looking things sometimes mean no harm at all.
"Julian got a good look at him, in Bryant Part, and he was not a Pixie," Dennis Flattery says. "He ran, he did not fly, for one. I don't think he was a Gnome, either, despite the red hat. Gnomes can be playful, but not like that. Now, Christmas Trees and all, it sounds like harmless fun, but there's something deeper. The decoration on the trees... little hanging ornaments with ancient Norse Runes on them. Odd, no? And, you know our other members are at this very moment dealing with reports of Trolls... two Trolls, now.. who have apparently very recently arrived from Norway. A Troll can be a very dangerous thing. Norway...and Norse Runes... I don't believe coincidence stretches that far, not when there's Fey involved.. far too much magic in the air. There is something going on here, and I am feeling increasingly disturbed that I don't know what it is."
"And honestly, we don't even know where to start," Edna says. "Post a watch at other Christmas Trees being set up? It's November, between now and Thanksgiving... there must be hundreds that will go up across the city. I don't think that's how to do it."