POV Zalan – Zalan faces off against fellow mage Reginald Smoot in Athame Arts in a duel to regain his snatched wand. Will Zal prove himself the victor or face humiliation?
DUEL
POV Zalan – Zalan let his guard down at an inopportune moment and Reginald Smoot snatched up his wand. Now Zal must duel his classmate to regain what was stolen.
STATUE
POV Haruki – Haruki Keen is mesmerized by his beautiful new dormmate. But will he feel the same when he realizes said dormmate is the infamous Zalan Astaroth?
DEVIATION
POV Zalan – Zalan hints at how estranged he’s become from his family and recounts the time his older brothers Desmond and Darius lost him when he was 4.
STATUE
POV Haruki – The Welsh cousin’s arrive at Gideon Hall where they have an unpleasant encounter with Dorm Brother Bernard before Haru gets his room assignment.
GOSSIP
POV Haruki – Gossip is the root of everything awful in this world. It destroys lives. Ends them as swiftly as any poison or blade.