Thick streamers of holly and mistletoe were strung along the corridors, mysterious lights shone from inside every suit of armor, and the Great Hall was filled with its usual twelve Christmas trees, glittering with golden stars.
So, even if Argyle has left her life by the time Sunny meets Izzy, perhaps he continues to shine through in his daughter's sparkle -- even if she doesn't see it yet.
The light was that of the full moon, of a bloodred moon, which was now shining through that break in the front wall, that crack which I thought I had seen when I first saw the palace.