Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter

Mere days remain until the church's designs on the city of water reach fruition. With no allied army on the way, Allen and Lydia prepare to fight alone against an array of deadly foes: a vampire who nearly killed them once before, a master of taboo sorcery, a lethal swordswoman, and two noblemen who hold the city in their grip. Behind them all looms the enigmatic Saint, who always seems to stay a step ahead of her opponents. Even victory on the battlefield may prove meaningless if Allen fails to unravel her schemes. But just when the odds seem insurmountable, the cavalry arrives in the form of Allen's young students. Fresh from storming an impregnable fortress, the girls can't wait to prove their worth and save their tutor. But how much difference can they make in this clash of legends? And can Allen bear to send them into battle, even with his own life on the line?

Allen races into the heart of the empire, drawn by a summons from the Hero herself. But when he arrives, the world's mightiest girl seems in no hurry to explain her business with him. As she sleeps the days away, Allen and his students are left to grapple with her jealous would-be heir while the wily emperor schemes to fit them all into his games of intrigue. Meanwhile, Io "Black Blossom" Lockfield bides his time in the palace dungeons. Allen and company need all the information they can get out of their defeated foe. But even at death's door, Io is a force to be reckoned with, and the rogue sorcerer's last gambit might prove more than anyone bargained for-himself included.

The church has taken the Lalannoyan capital. With the menace of the ice wyrm looming over their heads, Allen and his companions join the desperate fight to retake the city before the monster fully revives. Cut off from their homeland, they will need to tax their brilliant minds to the limit if they hope to stand a chance against the forces arrayed against them. But more secrets lurk in the shadows of the republic, while the Dark Lord's intentions remain cloaked in mystery, and the dueling machinations of the false Saint and her prime apostle threaten to upend all predictions. When all is said and done, can Allen bring himself to finally settle things with his undead erstwhile friend Zel?

Civil war threatens the Lalannoy Republic. An opposition party colluded with church agents, splitting the young nation in two in a bid for power. Determined to build a coalition against the growing influence of the false Saint and her apostles, the Wainwright Kingdom dispatches a highborn envoy to broker an alliance with the republics rightful leader. But a diplomat needs an aide, and thats where Allen comes in. Fresh from a bitter reunion with his best-friend-turned-undead-foe, the young sorcerer was already looking for a chance to set aside his tutoring and follow a lead to Lalannoy himself. He knows hes walking into a trap, and he doesnt care. The secrets lurking beneath the city of craftand the guise of an unexpected traveling companionwill test Allen like never before.

Stranded deep beneath the Sealed Archive, Allen faces down the "angel" possessing his student Stella. Physically and magically exhausted, the young tutor's chances seem slim without help. Unfortunately, rescue won't be forthcoming-his friends on the surfa