The City of Living Magic

For eighteen years, Mira has guarded a secret: a compass that points not north, but to the sleeping magic of a forgotten city. Every morning, she checks its silent needle, a ritual of dread and hope. But today, the needle trembles, then spins, as a charismatic outsider named Rowan Ashford walks into her museum, searching for the very legends she's sworn to protect. He speaks of forests where maps fail and compasses lie, and in his touch, Mira feels an ancient power, a magic that should not exist outside her hidden world. Now, the city's long slumber is broken, and Mira must confront the truth: is Rowan a key to its awakening, or the harbinger of its destruction?

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