"Tis alright, Nic. We can figure what happened from here," Skye commented when she saw his struggle to maintain his composure.
Nicolas shook his head; "No, I need to tell it. Maybe I've missed something that can explain how the Sync King got his hands on the Key."
Shasta's ears perked up as she went to say something, but Peggy grabbed the end of her tail to stop her. She nearly hissed in anger, but Nicolas had started talking again. The two immediately froze, and turned to listen..
"At first, Krampus just refused to hand over the Star. We tried to convince him to give it to us, but Someone lost their temper.."
Nicolas glanced sideways at Maevis, who looked insulted as she said; "He called me a wrinkled tree topper! He asked for it!"
Nicolas' expression turned angry; "It was a delicate situation! And you knew something was wrong with him! I told you! But you didn't listen!"
