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

“Some men are sick, some busy with travelers. But most are looking into rumors from Tyrian.”


“Oh, you know,” the Captain said as he finished the Baret’s dinner. “Maelnords up this way, the like.”


The Baret leaned forward, intense. “What of that?”


“Well now, it seems you might be interested in what I have to say.”


Wray smiled. The Captain hadn’t changed—shrewd and cunning, he wasn’t willing to be left out of affairs. “Let’s bargain, shall we? I tell you what brings me south, and you tell me about these rumors of yours. Deal?”


The Captain laughed. “Deal. I’ll go first. It’s nice to have someone to talk to—all my men are too busy for a nice chat. At least, they always look busy whenever I walk by.


Chapter 15