Gryla’s Gift

Not all gifts are good.

Muse Island’s winter festival is underway, and Finn Kalani is determined to be its carnival king. But when an old rival of local restaurant owner Baba Yaga arrives, their old feud revives as well.

Finn is pulled away from the festivities into the hunt for missing children and uncovers a plot that could cost him or his friends their lives.

Prequel Short Story, 7k words.