POV Haruki – As Rián McAvoy gages Haruki and Tegan’s anxiety about the Hippogryphs tryouts, Alchemy Professor Finlay arrives to discover all is not right with Zalan Astaroth.
DISPEL
POV Zalan – Reginald Smoot comes seeking Zalan’s admission of wrongdoing on behalf of his older brother. But when he doesn’t get one, things turn deadly.
GAUNTLET
POV Haruki – Haruki watches in stunned silence as the heated argument between Zalan Astaroth and Roland Smoot takes an unexpected turn that hits painfully close to home.
GAUNTLET
POV Haruki – Haruki bemoans his poor performance during tryouts. But he’s pulled from self-pity when the secret Zalan’s been concealing beneath his tunic sparks a fight.
CUNNING
POV Haruki – Haruki watches in awe as the Mystery Mage, trying out for the Bealnora Hippogryphs, performs one cunning feat after another to score their 5 strikes on the castle.
CUNNING
POV Haruki – Cousins Kolby Fenwick and Felix Bristow issue a challenge to those hoping to join the Bealnora Hippogryphs as a mysterious mage arrives on the scene.