Synopsis

## The Gypsy and the Novelty Shop Old Man Tiberius had a way of stirring trouble. He’d wander into town, his eyes like chips of obsidian, and find a way to unsettle things. This time, his gaze settled on Barnaby’s Novelties, a shop overflowing with whimsical trinkets and forgotten treasures. Barnaby, a man whose gentle nature was as much a part of his charm as the peculiar wares he sold, found himself increasingly unnerved by Tiberius’s presence. The old man wouldn't directly threaten; inste