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

Dungan targeted the monster’s slimy legs, waiting until Skotak had its full attention before he hamstrung the beast. A wail of pain erupted from the creature’s mouth, and mucus drooled down the front of its stomach. Collapsing to the ground, it writhed and squirmed in pain. Dungan let out a victorious battle cry and turned claim to the monster’s heart, hoping to rip the life from its broken body.


He looked around, but the beast was nowhere to be seen. With a startled shrug, he and Skotak joined their comrades against the remaining Maelnords.


If he’d looked more closely, he would’ve seen a bruised and bloody field mouse climbing out of the monster’s footprints. It looked at the girls, clustered together behind the horses, as if measuring the distance between them and the outlaw who protected them. Judging the odds to be in its favor, the mouse ran, its hamstrings mended with each step.


Chapter 37