Lantern Quay
Mira
“A 5-year-old girl about 1 meter tall, in a blue raincoat with rolled sleeves and sea-salt curls, standing beside a lantern post.”
Mira is a nimble little harbor girl who stands about as tall as a lantern post’s lower rung, with quick feet and a bright, watchful face. She loves when the quay feels alive with little changes, and she notices what others miss before they drift away with the tide.
3 stories feature Mira
Where you've met them
Footsteps in the Fog
A thick fog rolls in from the sea and hides the water completely, but the sound of tiny footsteps keeps circling around the pier. Something small and unseen seems to be using the quay as a path, and it is getting closer to the market stalls.
The Lonely Harbor Bell
The old bell by the harbor rings all by itself, even though no hand touches it. Every time it rings, the seagulls lift off in surprise and one particular door along the quay rattles as if someone inside is listening.
Shells on the Hidden Steps
A line of tiny glowing shells appears overnight from the waterline to the end of the pier. They form a clear path, but the last shell points down a narrow stairway no one has opened in a very long time.