Surroyal Books

The Thief Knot in Surroyal Books.

****S******urroyal Books** is Lucky's bookstore and the meeting place of the Thief Knot. Lucky discovered a hobby horse skull in the bookstore, then abandoned, when she was young.

## History

### *Ghosts of Greenglass House*

Lucky noted that she knew Marzana from 'work', and had convinced her to come caroling with the Waits. Marzana explained that Lucky owned a bookstore where she liked to shop, and this was how they'd known each other.

Lucky told a story about how she, when she was about ten years old, had discovered a hobby horse skull. She had, when playing hide-and-seek in the Liberty with her friends, come upon a way in to abandoned, boarded-up bookstore. She remembered when it had been open previously, and could see that most of the furniture was still there. Lucky had opened a set of doors, which revealed a hobby horse skull, which she (somehow) conversed with and quickly befriended. Lucky came back to the bookstore to visit the hobby horse, weekly. Eventually the hobby horse left the bookstore into the Liberty with Lucky, and they searched for the Waits together, eventually finding them. After the story was finished, Marzana asked if this was the bookstore Lucky currently owned, and she said that it was.

### *The Thief Knot*

Marzana and Nialla went to Surroyal Books, where they found Lucky busy shelving on a ladder, and also two volumes of *Quester's Crossroads*, as well as *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, and *The Oracular Records Department: Codifer Z*, both of which they ignored. Marzana got a drink and bought herself a book as well as Nialla, who was talking to a boy in one of the chairs. Lucky told Marzana that there was a game group that met in the history room every week, and invited Marzana to join them. Marzana and Nialla then went home. Marzana later came from school for the game, and played *The Sneaksby Gambit* with Emilia and the rest of the game group before returning home.

The next day, Marzana, Nialla, and Emilia went to Surroyal Books after school to meet J.J. Mowbry, and Ciro del Olmo as well. They went to the history room and talked about the kidnapping, J.J. covering with talk of pencils when customers came to the room. Marzana and Nialla then each bought a copy of *The Sidledywry Knot*, and they all left the bookstore. They came back two days later (with Meddy, an Odd Trails lover, who looked at the role-playing-game books) to a different table, one that was more private, and the newly named Thief Knot moved books into that space, then continued discussing before adjourning. Ciro bought a gazetteer. They met again the next day, and went over more things before realizing something and leaving abruptly.

## Physical characteristics

The awning of Surroyal Books is faded gold and has gray antlers decorating it. When customers enter or exit the shop, bells ring. There are candles inside, a register counter, and a fireplace between iron doors, the hearth of which is always decorated according to the season. The store is always decorated. Surroyal Books has a history room, a Biography and Plays section (where there are stairs), and a Poetry and Prose section as well. The main room has many chairs. The history room has a fireplace as well as the main room, a chandelier made of antlers, and a big oak table.

## Inhabitants

* Hobby horse
* Previous unnamed bookseller
* Lucky Julnissen
* Marzana Hakelbarend (frequently)
* Nialla Giddis (frequently)
* Emilia Cabot (frequently)
* Alex Cabot (freqently)
* Lily (frequently)
* Maria (frequently)
* Jeffrey (frequently)
* J.J. Mowbry (frequently)
* Ciro del Olmo (frequently)
* Addie Whitcher (frequently)
* Other unnamed shoppers (frequently)

## Trivia

* "Surroyal" is probably a combination of "surreal" and "royal".

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