The Eight Lands of Pharr are in trouble, and the only ones who can help are a young princess and the sister she believes lost. They hold two of the four Magical Stones, created long ago by an Ancient Mystic to channel the magic of his bloodline. But when an evil witch named Patadora Coggs seeks to control the Stones, the two girls must join forces to save their unsuspecting world. With them is a motley crew gathered as they travel to retrieve the remaining two Stones. Airk Ranon, cynical Weapons Master. The Baret Wray and First Commander Dungan Weir, who command King Randel's army. Elke, a centurion who has never been away from home. Skotak, an Emini Plainsman who provides steeds for the travelers. Dreux, a young prince seeking adventure, and his lover, Estelle. And Kitt, a young orphan held enslaved by pirates. Chased by Patadora's Maelnords and her own shapeshifting daughter, and by the infamous Weapons Master's outlaw reputation, the young friends travel land and sea in their quest to find the last two Stones. Once they have the Magical Stones of Pharr in their possession, they must travel to the witch's lair and end her evil reign of terror.

The Magical Stones of Pharr

They descended the great stairway to the courtyard. At the foot of the stairs, Jaelin stopped and grabbed Robyne’s arm. “There he is.”


“There who is?” Robyne looked at the people milling around the courtyard and through the open castle gates. The place was crowded, it being Market Day. The only person of rank was the Baret Wray, the palace’s castellan, reprimanding some of his insubordinate soldiers.


“Shhh!” Jaelin cautioned. “He might hear you.”


Someone did. One of the soldiers pointed towards the girls, causing the Baret to turn. Yelling at his men to return to their posts, he spun, green cape swirling dramatically about his mailed legs, and made his way through the crowd to where the Princess anxiously watched at the bottom of the steps.


“Here he comes,” Jaelin whispered. Her heart fluttered, her anger evaporated, and she straightened her posture as the Baret stopped before her.


Chapter 3