Saffron Dune Market
Nia
“A 10cm-tall child with warm brown skin, a teal scarf, and curious eyes, standing beside brass cups and woven mats.”
Nia is a careful little market helper who fits in a child's palm and notices everything before she speaks. She likes to make sure everyone feels included, but she worries when people seem disappointed in her.
2 stories feature Nia
Where you've met them
Sandstorm at Market Hour
At the busiest hour of the market, a sandstorm rolls in earlier than expected and starts filling the open stalls with grit, so the sellers must decide which goods to cover, which customers to move, and which fragile things can be saved before the storm ruins them. The whole market has to work together fast because every minute makes the loss bigger.
The Loose Camel
A sleepy camel tied near the stalls breaks free and begins wandering through the market, bumping baskets, nibbling rope, and heading straight for the narrowest alleys. People have to stop it without scaring it into danger, because one wrong turn could knock over stands, hurt someone, or send the animal into the open dunes.