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

In one swift motion, it was over, and the two lovers lay dead together on the stones.


With heavy steps and heavier hearts, the remaining four reached the top of the stairs tired and out of breath. As much as they needed to stop and rest, to mourn those they’d lost, there simply was no time. Jaelin wanted to get out of this diseased and cursed palace as fast as she could; as if he sensed her urgency, the Baret spurred them on. Shaela seemed numb, unresponsive. After Airk’s fall, even Kitt couldn’t seem to penetrate her silence.


At the top of the stairs, a dark hallway led into the palace’s interior. Kitt held tight to Shaela’s hand as if guiding her along, but she trailed the others and he pulled ahead slightly to ask Jaelin, “What will we do about the Stones?”


The Princess patted his head. “Let us worry about that.” Closing the distance between herself and Wray, she asked, “What will we do about the Stones?”


He smiled. “We’ll think of something. We’ll have to.”


Chapter 76