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

Turning another bend, Elke pointed through the misty rain to something only she could see. “Up ahead!” she cried. When lightning illuminated the mountainside, they barely made out the small entrance not two yards away.


Stepping gingerly on the slippery rocks, Shaela set her foot on a patch of wet moss and lost her footing. Airk, watching her cross, caught her under her arms before she went plummeting into the crevice below. “Watch your step, darling.”


Being soaked to the bone and pelted by rain did little to liven Shaela’s spirits. “I am not your darling!” she yelled, but her words were torn away with the wind, and she didn’t hesitate to hold Airk’s offered hand the rest of the way.


Chapter 32