Chapter 1

There was a quarter on the corner of the carpet. That was the first time I saw him, peeking around the side of an old fairy tale collection on the bottom shelf. The tips of his ears were purple, and his tunic was brown.

Then he was gone, and I didn’t see him again for a week.

It had not been a particularly profitable year for us, hence the noticing of stray coins on the carpet. Henry’s company was laying people off, and while there w. . .

Chapter 1

There was a quarter on the corner of the carpet. That was the first time I saw him, peeking around the side of an old fairy tale collection on the bottom shelf. The tips of his ears were purple, and his tunic was brown.

Then he was gone, and I didn’t see him again for a week.

It had not been a particularly profitable year for us, hence the noticing of stray coins on the carpet. Henry’s company was laying people off, and while there w. . .