It was easy to forget she was just a two-bit hoofer.

She had a real glow about her. She'd been pestering me to put her out front, and I was thinking about giving her a one-night tryout.

If she was the star of the show, it would be a lot easier to explain all the time she and I had been spending together.

Besides, I could see her point: If you're not the lead reindeer, the view never changes.