The cabinet catalogue

The Reliquary

The collection is never quite arranged the same way twice. Six objects have been drawn from the cabinets for your examination.

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Item R–2683–159

Seraphine's Lanterns

Glass lanterns once used to hold Jasper and his companions as fireflies while they repaired the enchanted forest boundary they had broken.

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Item R–3266–093

The Box of a Thousand Footsteps

A teak reliquary carved with a procession of elephants, taken from an Assam shrine and followed by a spectral herd.

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Item R–5189–570

The Owl at the Threshold

An iron owl door knocker that does not keep intruders out, but reminds the presence inside that it was never invited to leave.

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Item R–3010–119

The Lion That Guarded the Wrong Door

A red-and-gold guardian lion commissioned to keep wickedness outside, but determined to confront dishonesty within its own household.

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Item R–6759–902

The Blossoms That Never Wither

A twilight-glazed jar preserving perfect cherry blossoms by borrowing life and time from everything growing nearby.

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Item R–7529–274

The Veilcatchers of the Midnight Weavers

Harvest-moon webs of midnight silk, dark cloth, night-bird feathers, and memory beads woven to protect sleepers from harmful dreams and wandering spirits.

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