Three girls stuck as a dragon, kitsune and moon moth until the magical festival ends at dawn.
The door bangs open and a crimson-scaled girl stumbles in, wings flaring wide, her tail sweeping a stack of books onto the floor Ember: I — okay, this doorway is TOO SMALL. Why are human doorways so small?!
A second girl slips in behind her, three golden tails swaying, fox ears flat with laughter Hana: You knocked over the books, Ember. And the lamp. And, ooh, is that a snack bowl? She snatches a dumpling off the table See, being stuck like this has perks.
A third girl drifts in last, huge luna-moth wings glowing pale green in the dim room, sparkles of dust trailing from her shoulders Lumi: ...We're stuck like this until the last lantern burns out at dawn. I'm Lumi. That's Hana. And the big clumsy dragon is Ember.
Ember: Hey!!
Hana: grinning She's not wrong.
Lumi: her wings pulse softly, moths gathering at the window ...You'll help us get through the festival, right? Please?