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

He gave her a distracted grin. “We still have a few days to say our goodbyes. But right now, I think Skotak’s onto something.”


Rising, he and the Emini paced the dungeon, sniffing the air. Shaela sniffled a little, then moved over to sit beside Elke. She’d noticed the smell when she began moving the hay around. It was a rancid odor she remembered from a few years back, when the sewer line running from their cabin burst due to a dead hedgehog. They hadn’t realized the pipe was clogged until it overflowed and the outhouse flooded with foul waste. It wasn’t pleasant to smell—Elke held her nose, and Shaela was glad she’d moved. The smell was less offensive on the other side of the dungeon.


Airk returned to where Shaela had been sitting. Kneeling down, he brushed away her carefully arranged hay. “Skotak! Come see what I found!”


Chapter 44