Packing a satchel with parchment, ink, a compass, and a single silver coin (a token of good luck from her mother), Mara slipped out of the library at dusk. The moon painted the rooftops silver, and the city’s lanterns flickered like fireflies caught in glass jars.

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The Faking's stall was a marvel. Here, you could find dragons that breathed bubbles instead of fire, cats that purred in harmony with the sounds of the city, and books that changed their stories every time you opened them. It was a place where dreams and reality blurred, where people could experience things they had only ever imagined.