Vol 8 starts off where Anne, Challe, and Mithril ended up staying at the workshop that Keith planned to launch along side with Anne. While the four of them have Breakfast, they heard a loud knocking on the door where they end up finding out that it was Kat and Benjamin. Kat inform Anne and Keith that he was sent here by Hugh to learn the secret techniques that has been banned by the Crafters to learn. But since the Banned has been lifted Hugh wanted Kat to join in. Then they got another letter from Hugh to meet up with him at the Castle, the angst starts kicking in when they separate Challe and Mithril in a separate room while they take Anne, Keith, and Kat to another room.( I wonder if Kat left Benjamin at the work shop or he’s sleeping on Challe’s shoulder?) When Anne, Keith, and Kat enter the room they are join along with Elliot, John Killean, Stella Knox and to my huge surprised Orlando. King Edmond the Second announce to everyone that the...