A small shop offering travelling gear and dominated by talismans. They are playing card-sized lacquered wood paintings of the fifty-five Sister Saints with a small prayer written on the back and strung on a ribbon. The two shop keeps, Dennis and Edmond, are deep into a heated debate about the recent disappearance of one Esther Elm. They aren’t especially helpful but sell standard equipment at 10% off on account of a tax law loophole.

• Esther Elm — An important character in a popular novel series, Her Majestic Heart. The character’s disappearance in the series is a setup for a twist ending where she has betrayed the protagonist.