Panache, an exuberant road gypsy, is on her way to the mountains. Benjamin Pencil, The Man With The Glass Heart, has no use for mountains. But their paths cross and their lives intertwine. As they travel, they encounter a predatory Woman, a Laughing Man who lives only to kill dreams; Panache's utterly irresistible father, and the melodious laughing bird, whose irresistible song lures Benjamin to an Arabian Nights world where hypnotizing creatures dance and sing late into the night. At what peril does Benjamin Pencil follow the melodious laughing bird? To what end? Can real hearts be broken? Is a shattered heart the end of all love? Or can it be a new beginning?