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For years the picture of the man with the oxcart has hung on the wall of her Aunt and Uncle's house. It never occurred to Tory that one day she might actually find herself in the picture. She frees Neal, an imp who has been imprisoned in Castle Hildegard for two hundred years. Together, they journey through the world of the Kingdom Trees, racing to break the spell that has bound the world together - in war. King Delphic is bent on taking the spell for himself, and becoming monarch of all. To ...
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In order to take the kingdoms over properly, Neal instructs Jake and Alex that they must speak to the last vestiges of the Queen through Hildegarde. During the ceremony the Queen destroys the spell book and commands Jake and Alex to take good care of the kingdoms. As soon as the spell book is destroyed Neal goes to see if he is truly free of Hildeg…
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With King Delphic stuck in the picture, Tory becomes worried aboutreturning home. While Alex is reluctant to admit that she has to go,he, Neal, Jake and Seth start speaking seriously about how to take overthe Kingdoms. Though neither Alex nor Jake wish to rule the Kingdoms,they both know they'll have to do something in order to keep them fromfallin…
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With everything in the two kingdoms starting to become morenormal, Neal focuses on creating the picture to get Tory and Jeremyhome.Tory, worried that Neal hasn't stepped foot out of Hildegard,despite being human again, figures out a way for him to feel morecomfortable about the prospect. Taking the spell book, she convincesSeth and Neal to reverse …
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Tory starts to worry about how Jake and Alex are going to take over thekingdoms, and how she's going to return home. In an effort to get Jaketo stop stonewalling, Seth tells Tory that it might behoove her to seeif the bracelets Alex still has on his wrists work in Hildegarde.Once they establish that the bracelets don't have any effect inHildegarde,…
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Neal wakes up to find that the spell has been broken. Tory tells himthey defeated King Delphic when she threw the signed piece of parchmentthe Queen had taken from Neal into the fire. Norlis ran away afterhe killed Garten, and everything is now going to be different. Surprised to learn all this, Neal tries and finds he can no longerspeak with Hilde…
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As Norlis continues to speak the spell, Tory notices the difference inthe room they're standing in. Looking to Seth, she disrupts the spellby following his directions. During the interruption the spell ischanged. Norlis goes slightly nuts.
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Neal and Jake are taken by Garten, who gloats over them by explaining the King's plans with the spellbook. Tory, unhappy with everyone else's inaction, and feeling hungry,convinces Alex to go with her and explore. Unfortunately they're foundby Garten before they get too far, and the switch between the bindingspells begins.…
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Neal, Tory and Seth recover from their run-in with the Talpids. Sethmourns the loss of his familiar and his mandolin, but gives Neal someimportant information about why he was trapped in Hildegard for solong. Once they've gathered what there is, Neal leads the other two throughthe picture to the Delphic Castle, intent on making sure the spellbookis…
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Tory and Neal land in Hildegard. While looking for the picture to takethem to the Delphic Castle, they find Talpids in the library, torturingSeth.Conflicted about the information he got during the dinner, Alextries not to panic, and tells Bryna and Jake about his run in withGarten.
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During a dinner with King Delphic, Alex learns that the Talpids havecaptured Seth and are torturing him for information. Delphic threatensto bring Seth to the castle. Alex goes back and tells this to Bryna andJake, who are at a loss, not sure if they should go back. Tory and Neal figure out how to use the spellbook and quilt intandem, which gets th…
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Garten brings Alex to the Delphic castle. Alex meets his father, King Delphic, forthe first time in many years. Reveling in capturing Alex, Garten trapshim in the castle, making sure he can't escape.Tory and Neal, stillin the Last Kingdom, work out a way to get back to everyone else and, possibly,save the day using the now found spellbook.…
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While Neal and Eli continue to fight, Tory begins to learn why Neal is so angry and resistant to getting the spellbook.Jakefinds a painting which will take him to the Delphic Kingdom. He andBryna decide to travel through it, since it seems to be the quickestway to get to his father and stop his plans.…
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Lilia convinces Neal and Eli to go get the spellbook from Zahava'scottage. Neal is initially reluctant, not sure what will happen. Torysets out with the two men, a bit surprised that she must, due to herpossession of the story-quilt.Forest and Alex get themselves intothe Delphic city, but without any money. Not quite sure what to do, thetwo of them…
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Norlis reveals to King Delphic why he interrupted his interrogation of Neal. Inspeaking with Seth, Jake learns why Neal seems to be the only imp inexistence and how important Neal is to the whole story. Seth tells astory about what happened after the kingdoms were bound together.
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Making their way through to the Delphic Kingdom, Alex and Forest try to figure out how to get into the castle.In the new kingdom Tory becomes frustrated after a fight between Nealand Eli leads to sulky silence. Once getting them up and moving, Toryruns ahead and meets a woman in a small nomadic village who reveals a unique and useful secret.…
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Alex and Forest find a picture which can take them to the Delphic Kingdom.Tory, Neal and Eli escape into a new kingdom, followed by a Talpid.Jake, Bryna and Seth make their way into Hildegarde, where Jake learns more about his ancestry.
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Alex, Forest and Marina make their way back to the tower in the Inlandsea. Tory comes up with a plan of escape, allowing Eli, Neal andherself to get to a completely different kingdom. Jake is joined byBryna and Seth on his journey back to the Delphic kingdom.
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Jake decides to go to Hildegarde in order to find a way to get to his father without confronting him. Tory learns about the uses of a story quilt.Neal flashes back to his initial deal with the Queen of Westover.
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Alex convinces Forest and Marina to take him out of the Cloud-Jumper Kingdom Tree, by talking with them about his dreams.Jake gets to the village and meets up with Karen, Paul andBryna. He learns about the Talpid attack, and the destruction ofBryna's troupe.In the Delphic kingdom, the King explains to his captors what he plans to do with the spell …
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Tory, Eli and Norlis rescue Neal from King Delphic, only to find themselves betrayed. Jakestops for the night outside Hildegarde and has an argument with theformer Queen of Westover. Seth shows up in order for the spell to work,but finds Jake unwilling to accept whatever his ancestor tells him todo.
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Continuing on his journey, Jake is shown the way towards the village by the farmer and his wife. Norlis,Tory and Eli make their way into the Delphic capital city by pretendingto be street performers. By scaring the guards they get themselvesarrested and sneak into the Delphic Castle.
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Tory and Norlis are captured by a rough group of people livingoutside of the Delphic capital city. While in their care, Tory emptiesout her pack to figure out what's in it. As she pulls things out, shefinds a story quilt. King Delphic comes andinterviews Neal about the spell which bound him to the Westover Castle,Hildegarde. The spell allows him to…
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Garten and Neal get to the castle, where Garten brings Neal beforethe King. King Delphic has a short chat with Neal, who realizes thatthe King has no intention of letting him heal from the torture Garteninflicted.Jake tries to get to the town he'd beenheading for with the fruit, but ends up lost in the snow. He stumblesacross the farmer who's helpe…
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Tory and Norlis continue on their journey towards Delphic'scastle. They bed down for the night, and Tory finds a few things in herpack she didn't know she had. Garten continues his press to the castle as well, trying to get there before the King thinks he's lagging.Jakeleaves the Cloud-Jumper Kingdom, saying goodbye to Alex. Alex expresseshis wish …
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Tory goes to rescue Neal from Garten. Norlis comes along by offering to take her out of the Cloud-Jumper Forest. Inorder to avoid thinking about his torture under Garten, Neal continuesto remember what it was like waking up after invocation of the spell.He knows they are close to King Delphic and isn't sure what's going tohappen when he gets there.…
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In a flashback, Neal wakes up after being exhausted from spell working.He realizes that he is now connected to the castle Hildegarde andthrough her, the countries which surround Westover. In the presentthough, he continues to be tortured by Garten. Garten views it asentertainment.Alex recovers from his poisoning, and gives Tory and Jake someinforma…
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Forest tells Jake about the party. Jake decides that he feels well enough to attend. Tory meets up with Jake again at the party. She and the rest of thetravelers enjoy the food, until Seth performs a spell using the storyquilt. The spell performs as none of them expect, leaving both Jake and Seth completely out of sorts.…
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Jake is reunited with Alex. Tory, Marina and Seth are shown around the Kingdom Tree by Norlis, who shows them to their rooms. While the others are resting, Tory takes the opportunity to lookthrough her items, and finds an object she's never seen before.Puzzling over this, she falls asleep. Marina wakes her, and tells Tory the object which she found…
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Delphic speaks with Linden about stopping Tory and her friends from retrieving the objects they need to break the spell. Tory, Seth, Alex, and Marina follow Micah to the Cloud-Jumper KingdomTree. Alex accidentally poisons himself with some berries. Micah informs Tory of how the Kingdom Trees work, to a certain extent.Luckily, they soon get a chance…
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Neal allows himself to be recaptured by Garten. Tory witnesses historture and wishes to save him. Seth, in an effort to convince her thatNeal is okay, tells her Neal shouldn't be saved just yet. As Seth is trying to answer Tory's questions, Micah shows up. Jake wakes up in the Cloud-Jumper kingdom, finally recovering from his illness.…
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Tory, Alex and Marina make it to the Cloud-Jumper domain. On their walkin, they meet Seth, who finds a place for them to sleep for the night.While they’re sitting around the fire, Seth takes out an instrumentthat Tory recognizes. He plays an interesting tune, which Marina findsannoying.
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Neal and Jake escape from Garten. While on the run, they meet a farmer who helps them out. Jake is sick with snowcold, and Neal keeps him safe by lying to the farmer about who they are. They leave as soon as they can. The farmer points them in the direction of the Cloud-jumpers. Micah, King of the Cloud-Jumpers, meets them at the tree line of the C…
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Trying to piece things together, Neal again thinks back two hundred years. While protecting the castle of Westover, Neal finishes a picture of a village and a man with an ox-cart full of fruit. With Marina's help, Tory gets to the Tower where she meets Alex. The two of them 'enjoy' a dinner with Alex’s mother. Alex decides that he and Tory should c…
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Tory asks Bryna where they are going and learns they are headed toward the Inland Sea. They stop in a small town and ask for a place to stay for the night. Tory watches Bryna be refused a berth. Neal and Jake continue their way over the mountains, while Neal works on trying to escape. Tory and Bryna make it to the town on the Inland Sea. Tory is to…
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Alex's mother is very worried about Jake - and with reason. Alex cares too, but he's there and Jake isn't. It feels unfair, somehow. After Jake and Neal are captured, Bryna takes Tory and Jeremy into her troupe. Tory begins to perform with Bryna’s dance troupe as they make their way to the tower where Alex lives. Neal flashes back to when he was a …
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Alex wanders around a tower in the middle of the Inland Sea. He worries about his mother, and reassures her that his father, King Delphic, won't try to take them back to his castle.Tory, Jake, Jeremy and Neal escape from Garten. Bryna and her troupe of dancers pick them up. She takes them back to the oxcart and loads some of the fruit which was in …
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Leaving the castle, Neal is ecstatic with freedom. The three of them make their way down the final hills, with Tory and Jeremy trying to ignore the babbling coming from Neal. At the last hill they're overtaken by Garten, King Delphic's Captain of the Guard, and captured.King Delphic hears from his messenger that Jeremy, Tory and Neal are no longer …
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Once in the castle, Jeremy goes exploring, leaving Tory in the entrance hall. While she waits for him to return, a strange man shows up. Though she is scared, Tory holds her own by offering the man food and a warm sweater. He takes both the food and the sweater, but tries to bolt when Jeremy comes back from his exploration and tells Tory how he's f…
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While visiting her Aunt, Tory is taken by a picture of a man and an oxcart in the dining room of the house. That night, she has a dream about it that wakes her up. The dream makes her so curious about the painting that she needs to see it. She is surprised to meet her cousin Jeremy in the dining room. Then, with Tory leading the way, the two of the…
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The trees are moving apart, and the kingdoms are separating with them. The tension is pulling the land into war. The Queen and the Head bard conspire to keep the kingdoms together using an ancient spell. Before asking any one, they lure Neal, a painter magician into working with them without telling him why. Neal accepts the offer to paint for the …
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