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Miss Wirestone Miss Wirestone gave Lilith a stern look, which of course had no effect on her. "Do I have another appointment with Vercingetorix?" Her lips thinned as the girl ...

Zilla Zilla heard the footsteps on the stairs. "Who's there?" she called, sitting up and rearranging her cloak. Her falcon hopped onto her shoulder again. A man appeared in the ...

Atarin "Lacie, don't cry," I said. But she fell forward into my arms and I ended up patting her back awkwardly while she sobbed into my blood-stained shirt. When I ...

Atarin The strong guy put me down on the shore of a lake and I groaned, analyzing the damage to my tissues. Fortunately there was an exit wound, so I ...

Miss Wirestone Miss Wirestone heard a scream and her head snapped around, hand to her belt. A girl had sprouted fiery wings, but beside her, a boy had developed dragon ...

Maria where are you?

Elethea Elders, Aquamarine Kingdom I wrap up the last package of herbs and place it carefully in my pack. My quiver is filled with arrows perfectly fletched and my bow ...

Atarin I curse myself repeatedly as more refugees collapse around me. Lacie helps me to drag a girl with streaked hair outside the tent, where we fall to our knees, ...

Atarin Lacie wraps vines around Sooth's guards, incapacitating them and leaving Sooth wide open. I squeeze her arm appreciatively and give a quick smile. Then I face the ghost. "Go ...

Atarin "What are you doing?" Lacie gasps as I work to control her fear. Sooth's father moves closer to us and Lacie screams. I feel her body shaking behind me. ...

Atarin I hear the tall man asking Lacie to come to him, but she refuses, hiding behind me. Her eyes have turned back to their normal blue. "Who is that ...

Miss Wirestone Miss Wirestone's lips thinned with displeasure as the students filed into the mess hall. Several had visible abnormalities, which needed to be rectified. Vercingetorix appeared with imp

Atarin The presence stays silent, mocking our helplessness. Lacie's eyes turn yellow, probably part of her mutation, and a small boy passes out before my eyes. His older brother yells ...

Miss Wirestone finished feeding Argus and placed him on her shoulder again. The Welcoming Ceremony was to take place in ten minutes. She swept out and joined the supply teacher, ...

Atarin I stood with a curse, readying myself to implode the air if necessary. I had only been here for a night and I could see already that this place ...