Characters
Who You'll Meet
Lila & The Creature
A girl who has never once asked to be noticed, and a creature who has never once let himself be seen — until they find each other on the same quiet stretch of water.
Lila Willow
Twelve years old and easy to overlook — not bullied, not teased, just quietly unseen. She skips stones, tells the canal her secrets, and has just inherited a lantern that every Willow girl carries for a while. Gramma says the world needs children who shine like the sun, and every so often, one who shines like the stars.
The Creature
The creature Lockport has whispered about for over a century — never dangerous, never seen for long, always watching. Shy where other legends are loud, it has spent generations disappearing the moment anyone steps too close. Until a girl who understands what it means to be overlooked starts leaving something better than crackers by the water.
