A Game of Hearts
Logan added with a grin, gesturing toward the large box next to him.
Everyone leaned forward, eager to see what we were about to unveil. Three other youngsters rolled the box to the center of the stage, and with a dramatic flair, we opened it.
An intricate model of Ashenford sat inside, and as I exchanged a smile with Logan, I flipped the switches we had set up at key points. Almost immediately, the lights dimmed, and the crowd gasped as tiny glowing dots appeared across the model. It was as if the city itself was coming to life. The dots swirled and reformed, condensing into the transparent orb I had described earlier. Inside it, the landscape of Ashenford began to take shape.
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