'Christmas in July'.... That is nonsense. We'll have Christmas in December, when it should be.

[If Gladiolus expects anything from Ravus on this non-Starlight day, he will be disappointed. Ravus will make an effort to give gifts to those he cares about on the actual Christmas day and on birthdays. The rest of the manufactured holidays, he steadfastly ignores.

Ravus keeps walking. He uncovers a dark knot of wood with his toes and picks it up. He still isn't sure what Gladio is looking for, but he tosses it at the Shield.]

There. See if that will serve for a pawn.