Alan

I didnt think two cars slowing down behind me as I jogged along our country road were a problem. Im just an ordinary third-grade teacher. Well, also a sorcerer, but I dont really use my powers. Even when my familiar, Sunny, said, I dont like this, and winged off to fetch my boyfriend, I wasnt really expecting trouble. But then guys with guns jumped out and arrested me. Now Im locked in a prison hours away from home, my magic is suppressed by a blocking bracelet, and they laugh when I ask to see a lawyer. Scary stuff, but Sunnys no ordinary bird and Jason will never stop trying to find me. I just hope they arrive in time. I just hope they arrive…

Jason

As a small-town firefighter, Ive had my share of terrifying moments, but watching Alan be grabbed and driven off in an unmarked car is high on that list. Especially when the agency that supposedly arrested him tells our lawyer theyve never heard of Alan and have no idea where he is. Thats not an arrest, its an abduction.

Im no superhero and Alans friends are two Healers, an elderly and confused sorcerer, and a small bird. But were not going to just sit around and let anything happen to the man we all love. And in a stroke of luck, Errante Ames Carnival of Mysteries has appeared again. If Errantes willing to help us, well have a far better chance of rescuing Alan. But if the Carnivals here, with its power and wild magic, that also means the stakes may be higher than any of us realized.