It wasn’t chance at all, Gilly. People are yearning creatures. They imagine and strive and hope. Stories about an enchanted band of vagabonds existed before the Carnival itself. But those fairy tales become the focal...

It’s kind of weird,” she told Qi. “Gilly doesn’t run up and kiss people. She doesn’t dance. Se’s usually so quiet. I mean, it’s cool as hell, but for Gilly, it’s weird.””Part of it is...