The Connors Chronicles Rise of the Dark Wizard

Being born a royal has been the wish of many Freedonian children. One could only imagine what it would be like to live in a castle, having your every need taken care of and one day becoming a king or a queen. These are the things that dreams are made of. As the young Connors twins wake to find their clothes pressed and laid out for them, Prince Charlie and Kelly have no idea of the evil that is coming their way. The life they had come to know is about to come to an end. As they head to breakfast, they know that they might be eating alone, again. They understand why their parents, Prince Charles and Lady Catherine, won't be there. The health of their ailing grandfather, the Wizard King of Freedonia, is declining. He has much to pass on to his heir and not much time left to do it in. If that is not bad enough, Drake Aldric, the Commander of the Castle Guards and Freedonian Army has canceled their tenth birthday party because of a threat to the royal family. There will be no friends, presents or red berry fizzlespitches. Drake Aldric is following the Guard manual to the letter. Due to the threat, he has tripled the number of guards, moved the army closer to the village and won't let any royal out of the royal quarters without armed security guards. Even the twin's three godfathers didn't come to see them on their birthday. Molly and Mick McGruter and Sarah and Patrick Magee know why, but didn't have the heart to tell the twins that their godfathers had been accused of trying to kill a pub keeper in the village. Not one of them believed it, but couldn't understand why they ran away. What follows is what nightmares are made of.