He led her farther down Main Street to a storefront with books filling one display window and board games, puzzles, and painted miniatures filling the other. A café menu stood near the door.
Thallia stopped on the sidewalk.
“Lantern & Leaf, Books, Games & Café?”
Leon opened the door for her. “Try not to get too excited.”
“That depends entirely on the sandwich.”
A bell chimed overhead as they stepped inside.
The smell hit her first. Fresh bread and coffee mixed with the dry, familiar scent of books. Shelves filled much of the store, while tables occupied the café area toward the back. One wall was devoted almost entirely to games.
Thallia immediately liked the place.
A blonde woman with glasses looked up from behind the café counter. She had a warm, open face and an easy smile that
