Cheers Sundisno! Back to question marks it is. Things in this event have been more obscure than in previous events, any and all info is much appreciated.
That's rather frustrating but absolutely possible. In one set of 10 short searches I did only one Explorer found Presents. It's just the 'chance' of the thing. This is the only quest in these chains that does rely entirely on chance though so once he does find them the rest should go more smoothly.