Warmth -v2024-12-24 Test- — Winter

On the shortest day of the year, an old woman named Elara sat in a cabin at the edge of a frozen wood. Outside, the wind howled like a hungry wolf. Inside, her hearth held only one dying ember.

Elara did not hesitate. She scooped the rabbit into her arms, held it against her chest, and brought it to the hearth. "You're cold," she whispered. "We'll share what little we have." Winter Warmth -v2024-12-24 TEST-

Then she heard a knock—three tiny, shivering taps. On the shortest day of the year, an