One rainy Tuesday, his mother handed it to him. "Your teacher said to finish Unit 5."

By —a listening comprehension about the lost key of Elarion—Leo realized the truth. The digital audio wasn't just a voice. It was the Fairyland 3 Activity Book itself, speaking. Each correct answer unlocked a second of real fairy light. Each finished unit rebuilt a broken bridge between worlds.

His friend Mira leaned over. "What are you doing?"

The next morning, Leo brought the book to school. At recess, he didn't go to the swings. Instead, he sat under the old oak, tablet in one hand, glittering workbook in the other.

Groaning, Leo opened the book. On the inside cover was a wrinkled sticker:

Leo looked closer. A miniature griffin no bigger than his thumb peeked from under a list of adjectives. It sneezed, blowing glitter onto his desk.

When he finally closed the book, his room was normal again. But his pencil case now held a single, iridescent feather.