Aza Lukava -

And the halter? She burned it.

Within a week, five valuable things went missing from five locked rooms. And each time, Aza Lukava happened to find them. Always by chance. Always with a shrug. aza lukava

She was not wicked. But she was never, ever where you expected her to be. And the halter

She led him to a hollow oak behind her cottage. Inside: a bag of coins, a ceremonial staff, a silver locket, a carved chest, and the stallion’s halter. All the “stolen” goods. a ceremonial staff

“Aza was here. And also not.”

“Then we tax,” said the baker.

The next night, the mayor’s ceremonial staff—a gold-tipped heirloom—disappeared from his locked study. Another reward. Another find.