The Collector's Gilded Cage

During what should have been a routine debt collection, Hermi’s life takes an impossible turn when a mage’s careless spell drastically reduces her to a height of mere inches. Stripped of her normal stature and left entirely vulnerable, she faces a desperate race against time to find a cure before her condition becomes permanent. However, the magic required to reverse the blunder demands funds far beyond her reach, forcing those responsible to resort to extreme measures. To finance the restorative spell, the very mage who shrank her devises a cunning deception targeting Marquis Frey Ozette, a strikingly handsome nobleman with a consuming obsession for rare curiosities. The mage fraudulently presents the miniature Hermi as an exquisite, living fairy and sells her directly into his possession. Trapped within the opulent confines of the Marquis's estate, Hermi must navigate a gilded cage built on lies. As Frey grows increasingly enamored with his newest acquisition, Hermi is left to wonder whether she will ever secure the means to reclaim her true size, or if she is destined to remain forever as the centerpiece of his prized collection.