She spoke to the King, hoping he would forbid his son to go, but he said: "Well, dear, it's true that adventures are good for people even when they are very young. Adventures can get into a person's blood even if he doesn't remember having them."

- Eva Ibbotson, The Secret of Platform 13

Your house wasn't very far from the storage room, so you didn't have to walk very far. Your father's shop was directly in front of your house, which was good because he didn't have to travel far to create his weapons. You walked into the store, Kris following behind you.

"Father!!!" you called. Instead, Farem popped up from underneath the front counter. Farem worked at your father's shop and also was his apprentice in creating and enchanting weapons.

"Hi, Kora! How's training? Hey, check out this dagger I made!" Farem said as he placed a slim, silver dagger on the counter. You picked it up and observed it closely. "Do you like it?" Farem asked eagerly.

You looked up at him, holding the dagger in one hand. Suddenly, you skillfully threw the dagger to your right without looking. You heard it puncture something and turned your head. The dagger had hit the center of the target that was hanging on the wall.

You smiled as you walked over, grabbed the dagger out of the wall, and handed it back to Farem. "Pretty good for an apprentice. Just a few pointers: try engraving a line here and here to make it more aerodynamic." You pointed out the areas you were referring to as he took the dagger from your hand.

"Thanks, I'll work on it!" he replied as he put the dagger back under the counter. "Oh! Do you know where my parents are?" you asked him. He nodded his head. "Yeah, your father's in the back room, and your mother's in the house," he answered.

“Okay, thanks!" you said as you walk to the back room. Your father was in there, as Farem said, with a new excalibur in his hands. He had a large jar of star energy on his crafting table.

"Hi, father!" you said. He turned around and smiled. "Kora, you're back already? Oh, who's this?" he ask