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

At first it was hard—she didn’t know what to do, what to expect. She remembered the way she’d always done it before, whenever she needed a light to guide her or a fire to warm her. Then she felt energy, like a palpable force, gathering in the earth at her feet. She felt it in the air as a cool breeze replaced the dry wind, blowing the hair from her brow and swirling the black sand into tiny twisters. It came from long distances—she felt energy rushing at her from the distant sea behind them and beyond.


Using her willpower, she slowly pulled that energy up through the ground and into her legs, and continued until she felt it traveling along her arms and into the Stones themselves. It was as if a flame rose through her body to gather in her palm, lingering there until enough energy was captured.


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