A swamp orphan's magic lifts a starving widow and her sons from slums to a castle.
Widow Sarah watches her four sons waste away in the slums until one drags home Lily, a tiny girl fished from the marsh who makes meals and gold appear with a wave. The endless supply lets Sarah capitalize a merchants' guild that swiftly muscles out the predatory neighbor and the venal lord who once ruled the district. Economic clout replaces begging bowls, and the family's address changes from alley mud to castle stone.
Markers
- 1foundling fuels commerce
- 2guild topples tyrants
- 3slum-to-castle ascent
Audience
Anyone who roots for the destitute turning tables on oppressors will stay hooked.
