Wrong door. Right place.
Tanner’s—run by the famously unreadable Aldric Tanner—sits wedged on a street where it, the haberdashery, and Trainor’s Bed and Breakfast all get mistaken for one another, so often that Corrin, Helen, Ollie, and Sonya each find the wrong building first. Once they’re finally inside, they’re meant to become the region’s next great squires. Instead, they can barely keep their gear straight—and when the regional tournament rolls around, they come in dead last, embarrassingly, unmistakably last.
But somewhere between the ruined ceremonies and the running jokes, they find out what actually matters isn’t the trophy. It’s who shows up when it counts.
A warm, funny, low-stakes fantasy about found family, good tea, and being just good enough.