The Lantern Steep
Behind the night market, a tea house opens only for people who have had a day too heavy to carry. Brew one cup, and the shop will take whatever made today hard. You are the new apprentice, and the first customer is already at the counter.
- 5chapters + ending
- ~33min
- 2endings
- 11memories
- 0plays
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About this story
Behind the night market, a tea house opens only for people who have had a day too heavy to carry. Brew one cup, and the shop will take whatever made today hard. You are the new apprentice, and the first customer is already at the counter.
- Format
- Visual novel
- Screen
- Landscape
- Story language
- English
- Length
- 5 chapters + ending · about 33 min
- Status
- Complete
- Published
- Oct 9, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 13, 2026
Scenes
Places from the first chapter
Chapters
Complete · 5 chapters plus an ending
- 01The Cup That Was Already PouringYour first night as an apprentice: the Lantern Steep unfolds out of the brick behind the…
- 02The Woman With the ReceiptsA storm closes the night market early, and the steep's door opens for a woman who is not…
- 03The Herb Attic and the Long NightOrra sends you and Tamsin up to the Herb Attic to sort a delivery, and the attic turns ou…
- 04The Page That Was Still WarmWith the lantern dark, Orra finally takes you and Wren into the Ledger Room and opens the…
- 05What the Steep Was ForDawn finds the four of you on the Harbor Steps with the ledger, because the steep cannot…
- EndingDecided by the choices you make
Characters
Who you’ll meet
- Mistress Orrathe tea mistress of the Lantern SteepWarm, unhurried, and endlessly patient with customers, she treats every burden like a guest that must be seated properly.Talk
- Wrenthe ledger-keeper from the riverBlunt, restless and exact, she keeps lists of everything and trusts nothing she cannot check twice.Talk
- Tamsinthe night-market courierBright, chatty and endlessly curious, she knows every alley on Saffron Row and treats the steep like a rumor she is determined to confirm.Talk
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Endings
Same story, different endings
- Ending 1An ending you haven’t found
Someone who says the price out loud before the cup is poured.
- Ending 2An ending you haven’t found
Someone who keeps the shop open with their own two hands.
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