The night sky was portrayed as a bright day, illuminated by city lights. Decorated streets abounded with dazzling sights and cheerful crowds. Children cavorted, resembling fireflies dancing in an entrancing tapestry. Entwined hearts shared tender kisses. Restaurants were filled with romantic duos. Shopkeepers showcased their stocks. Happy music played in everyone's head, and people hummed holiday songs, making memories that last long. Love and laughter permeated the air, all within the lively expanse of Winterblossom Garden.

  Bearing a tantalizing legend in its name, Winterblossom Garden, sprawled as a festal ground, twice the size of the British Museum, thick with crowds and festivities.

  Amidst this lively merriment stood a mountainous tree, dwarfing all lofty buildings. The mammoth tree was surrounded by restaurants, boulangeries, mega-malls, and urban spires to the North, South, and East, with a bay glittering in the moonlight through its peaceful ripples to the West.

  Despite its massive presence, reaching toward the heavens like a towering Christmas beacon, it failed to attract any attention. Garnishing it with Winterflar gems was what brought the glory it deserved, making that silent giant howl into our eyes, embellishing it into the grandeur known as 'Twinkle velli,' alluring the entire swarm—unfortunately, even thieves. It had long been an annual tradition for them to steal those gems and peddle them unlawfully, turning Christmas into a season of taking rather than giving.

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  Here comes Amber, a dedicated detective and workaholic—chasing criminals on Christmas Eve kind of workaholic—who prioritized her job above everything else and was determined to ensure that this thieves' tradition went extinct. Sheathed against the rebellious winter, she wore a black knit hat, a scarf woven in a deep midnight blue with a subtle herringbone pattern wrapped around her neck, a knee-length coat in a royal blend of wine and obsidian covering a dark gray sweater, a pair of knitted black gloves, tight black jeans tracing each stride, and winter shoes that left imprints on the snowy sidewalk. As she walked and chatted with her best friend, Clive Hampton, a GSPD cop, she relished the chilling event of ornamenting the Christmas beacon with Winterflar gems.

  Twinkle Velli was considered the heart of WinterBlossom Street. With its sparkling Winterflar gems, it would be like a million stars clustered in the middle of this dark world, bringing the Christmas spirit to everyone. While Amber had been here and seen this jovial display many times before, safeguarding it was a new responsibility for her. She had been called upon to do so.

  Here she was, cruising with Clive, patrolling this busy crowd, hoping to catch the thief who stole gems. Little did she know that the very thief she pursued was about to steal something even more precious—her heart.

  Definition:

  The night sky was portrayed as a bright day - The night sky over Winterblossom Garden gleamed as if it were daytime

  fireflies dancing in an entrancing tapestry - a beautiful and diverse scene

  Winterblossom Garden - A huge park located in Grasenvile state, its size is twice as big as the British Museum. It has a legend centered around a little girl named 'Blossom'

  lively merriment - a state of joyful and animated celebration

  mammoth tree, mountainous tree, Christmas beacon - A huge Christmas tree, located in the middle of Winterblossom Garden.

  urban spires - skyscrapers

  Winterflar gems - unique gems exclusively found in the Grasenvile state and are considered government property. These special gems are used to decorate the huge Christmas tree in Grasenvile every winter as a cherished tradition.

  silent giant howl into our eyes - refers to the profound impact of the Winterflar gem on a seemingly ordinary Christmas tree. Without the gem, the tree is just a big, unremarkable tree. However, once adorned with these magical gems, the tree transforms into a dazzling spectacle known as the "Twinkle Velli." Essentially, the phrase captures the idea that the Winterflar gems bring enchantment and beauty to the otherwise ordinary tree, turning it into a sparkling holiday wonder.

  Twinkle velli - the name given to the large tree that became a dazzling spectacle after being adorned with radiant winterflar gems.

  Sheathed against the rebellious winter - Dressing warmly to shield oneself from the cold during winter.

  GSPD - Grasenvile State Police Department

  Amber - Amber (Main character), is a unique detective inspector in Nylevern City who, at the suggestion of her close friend Clive from the GSPD, willingly takes on a new assignment in Winterblossom.

  a royal blend of wine and Obsidian - Dark pink color

  Synonyms:

  abounded - to be present in large numbers or great quantity

  alluring - having a strongly attractive or enticing quality

  Amidst - among

  boulangeries - bakeries

  clustered - several similar things that occur together

  cavorted - to play and run about happily

  cruising - to move about from place to place aimlessly

  donning - to put on (an article of clothing)

  dwarfing - to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior

  embellishing - to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details

  entwined hearts - lovers and couples

  extinct - no longer existing

  grandeur - the quality or state of being grand

  Garnishing - decorating

  glittering - shining with many bright points of light

  herringbone - a pattern made up of rows of parallel lines which in any two adjacent rows slope in opposite directions

  jovial - indicative of or marked by high spirits

  lofty - rising to a great height

  patrolling - to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.), especially to make sure that it is safe

  peddle - to sell from place to place usually in small quantities

  permeated - to spread throughout

  sheathed - to put into

  stride - a single step, taken while walking or running.

  swarm - a great number of persons or creatures massed together

  tantalizing - possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest

  towering - impressively high

  workaholic - a compulsive worker