"Are you sure it is a good idea to let Paige teach Markus? All of her training so far seems...ridiculous, considering it is her," Zenith asked Tyler quietly as they walked along the main road of Cidala. After seeing Paige's training for herself, Zenith seriously considered if Paige was just playing a bad joke or … Continue reading Chapter 51 →

"Aunt Paige, why are we coming out here? I thought you hated being near the lake?" Markus asked after passing the river boulder on the path toward the lake. He could easily recognize it, since it would have been a perfect skipping stone if it was smaller. His whole family had been acting weird lately, … Continue reading Chapter 50 →

"Your Highness, I know what... you are asking... and it is impossible." Williams closed his eyes and wheezed quietly into the room, avoiding the gaze of the bowing queen in front of her.  "I know I am asking a lot, Sir Williams, but I need your help with this war. We both know that the nation … Continue reading Chapter 49.1 SS Royal Puppet →

"Roll, Markus!" He could hear Aunt Zenith yelling, but for some reason he didn't know what had happened. Wait, why did she say roll. And what is that whistling sound? Blinking his eyes, he realized that he was looking up at the sky and that the sun had moved a bit from before. But, wasn't he … Continue reading Chapter 49 →

"Aunt Paige, you said you were going to teach me how to use a sword! All you've done so far is teach me how to stretch, spin and play around!" Markus threw done his stick angrily, his face scrunched up in frustration. Paige sighed to herself as she watched Markus from the side. "This is how … Continue reading Chapter 48 →

"Mother! My new friends are coming over! My Party Members! This is so exciting! I've never had friends over before!" Isabella practically glowed with excitement. No, she was actually glowing, Stella realized after a moment. She had known that feelings could invoke a mana response but she'd never seen a person with light affinity do that … Continue reading Chapter 47.2 →

Three months. That's how long Isabella had been staring at the chalkboard in front of her. And she was sick of it. The sun was shining brightly through the window to her left, the wood grain of the desk shining brightly from the lacquer that was applied to it. Or it was a magic desk. … Continue reading Chapter 47.1 →

"The castles are all unoperational? How the hell did that happen!" Paige practically shouted that out as soon as Tyler finished his account of what he had seen, and she knew that Tyler was probably right about his analysis. No messenger birds traveling to and from each castle; barring merchants from entering visual range; and … Continue reading Chapter 47 →

"Paige, we've been at this for almost three weeks now. How much longer do you want to comb the forest?" Nick said with a weary tone. The sunlight barely penetrated the upper canopy of the forest, dark shadows and the ever-present fog were grating on his nerves. The first week had barely been a trial … Continue reading Chapter 46 →

"I'm glad you were able to stay for dinner, Sara. It's quite rare for you to actually take us up on our offer. Am I not scary anymore?" Paige asked with a chuckle, clearly enjoying having company. Sara squirmed under her gaze, answering Paige shyly. "I did have a good time. Most of what I … Continue reading Chapter 45 →