. The familiar magic circle formed, larger than any I had seen Durandal form before. I couldn’t begin to guess exactly how much mana had just flown into the sword, but the old man was hanging onto it and forming it into his strike without difficulty. The magic fist flew forth, smashing through the shield Lâsin projected and then into …

. The scene played out before us, starting from the gloating Duke Parna’s damning words as the soldier brought me up to him. “You’ve shown your true colors faster than I could have ever dreamed, monster.” I cringed a little as my words ‘you are already dead’ came back from my past to haunt me. Oy, did I really use …

. I watched the ‘toys’ advance, and noted, “Those are… a very interesting design. How did you come up with it?” Talene glanced at me with an odd glint in her eyes, then shrugged. “They just look cool that way, don’t they?” Manlon stated, “She originally designed them much larger, but it was completely impractical. And putting the puppeteer inside, …

. The sky over the southern wall of the valley flashed silver for an instant, then the sheet of mana that had been guarding the valley vanished. On the other side, a small army hovered, arrayed above the line of peaks. My eyes took it in as quickly as possible, to assess the military situation. No mounted troops, just fairies. …

. The music stopped and everyone stared up at the section of the barrier that glowed from the impact. “That old fool,” the King stated in the silence. In the next moment, a sound I never thought I would hear on Huade began calling in the distance, from the direction of the mortal settlement between us and the valley entrance. …

. As Oberon made his prediction, I noticed that his [Realm of Silence] had vanished, and my sister Amana and my first cousin twice removed, Dilorè, were joining us. While I put some mouthwateringly tender fish in my mouth– it tasted like it might be bluefin tuna — the two girls took seats and gave me their greetings. I wondered …

. With no compelling reason to tolerate it, I couldn’t go out in the open in something this revealing, even in the dark. Serera teased me, but I couldn’t help it. As soon as we walked out of my suite in the palace, I cloaked. We had to fly there. The Moon-Viewing Tower stands atop a crag in the north …

. “Your Highness, please excuse me for disturbing your rest.” From underwater, the voice was muffled, and I was drowsing deep enough I nearly didn’t hear it. Khortys, the senior of the three maids assigned to me, watched as I discovered I was underwater and thrashed myself to the surface. It wasn’t the first time I had been startled. Although …

Same info as previous appendix. For those who want things in a more orderly fashion,  I present the same information in a convenient table form. Pronunciation Table (showing Phoneme / IPA / Example) Basic Vowels O /o/ o in tote I /i/ short-duration ee in beet E /ɛ/ e in bet A /ɑ/ o in tot, first a in mama …

This is provided because some have asked how the various Fairy dialogs in the story are pronounced. I recommend you to skip this if you don’t care. Note that a second appendix will follow this one, which presents the same information in table form. Probably only the real language nerds will be interested in the rest of this one, so …