The wheel catches differently. The load sits too low. The timing doesn't fit. Little things - but little things are what keep people alive when roads, cargo, animals, and weather refuse to cooperate.
Then she sees the red cart.
It should not be where it is.
Its load doesn't match its orders. The explanations don't match the evidence. And the more Ressa looks, the more one misplaced cart becomes something much larger: missing grain, altered instructions, secret movements, and people willing to make sure nobody follows the trail far enough to understand it.
Soon Ressa isn't inspecting carts.
She's chasing one.
To expose the truth, she'll have to trust what she knows about wheels, weight, cargo, and people - while staying ahead of those who already know she's looking.
Some mysteries leave footprints. This one leaves wheel tracks.
A complete standalone fantasy conspiracy thriller from the world of Magic Lands. No prior reading required.
