Despairing of any future, fifteen-year-old Chise Hatori makes the devastating decision to sell herself at an illicit auction. There, she is purchased by Elias Ainsworth, a mage of ambiguous origins, for the sum of five million pounds. She s…

The truth about the bookstore Elias favors is known to very few. He brings Chise there, and it is within those walls they encounter Angelica, who imparts a touch of magic to Chise. But—the true potency of the Sleigh Beggy materializes a sli…

Simon, tasked by the Church with monitoring Elias, arrives bearing a request. This single matter draws Chise and Elias to a remote corner of the world, where they encounter Lindel, Elias's mentor, and a forgotten people teetering on the bri…

A profound sorrow descended upon the people and felines of Ulthar, the city of cats. For countless generations, the souls entwined in the heart of this tragedy have been sequestered by the feline king. Chise and Elias journey to Ulthar to f…

Refnred, the sorcerer, saw Chise as a pitiable figure, a girl misled by a powerful mage. Yet, regardless of Elias’s true intentions, she harbored no desire to abandon him. He was, after all, the first to truly value her. As she approached t…

Chise remained lost in thought, observing the souls as they flowed back to their rightful places. More than ten days had passed since the events at Ulthar, yet she lay in a deep slumber. Elias and Simon stood vigil by her bedside, their fac…

The dog, a creature of flowing black fur and eyes like burning embers, addressed Chise as "Isabelle." The Church’s last plea was for an inquiry into a black dog that had appeared in the cemetery, but it was the dog who ultimately rescued Ch…

Alice observed Elias' transformations and knew instantly he could not be human. Sorcerer Cartaphilius, in his efforts to capture the black dog through manipulation of Renfred and Alice, provoked a starkly different aspect of Elias’ nature w…

Having fulfilled the church’s demands, a return to normalcy seemed inevitable. Yet, Elias had been behaving strangely since the last request. He had disappeared on the morning following Chise’s night in his room. Neither Angelica’s gentle r…

Chise and Selkie ascended to the dragon’s back, their destination Lindel, where she intended to commission a mage’s staff. Frustration simmered within him at Chise’s acquiescence to being kept as a pet by Elias, and he recounted the memory …

Elias is an enigmatic failure who feigns humanity. Is his silence regarding himself a consequence of his master's influence, or a reflection of his deep distrust for humankind? Lindel’s moniker, Echoes, alludes to a melody like the murmur o…

Lindel completed the work Chise had begun, her hand smoothing the final contours. As she set down her tools, she encountered an old friend, who offered her counsel seasoned with wisdom.

The rhythmic snip of shears echoed as Chise and Elias worked, tending to the Wooly Bugs. These creatures, imbued with magic, subsisted on the cold air and yielded a fleece of remarkable properties. A sudden lapse in concentration from Chise…

Shifting into a fox, Chise darted into the woods, a blur of russet fur against the deepening green. Elias gave chase, his footsteps echoing through the trees. Later, while she was hidden, a visitor arrived – the Leanan sídhe, bound to Joel.…

While King Oberon escorted Chise to the realm of the Fae for recuperation, Silke grew increasingly restless in their absence. Chise’s recovery progressed gradually under the care of Dr. Shanon, a fairy raised among humans.

The approach of Christmas found Alice extending an invitation to Chise: a trip to London. There, they spent several days in each other's company, navigating the city's festive atmosphere and searching for presents for Renfred and Elias.

While Christmas shopping, Chise met Stella, a young girl whose cheerful demeanor belied a deeper worry. Stella confided that her brother, Ethan, had vanished, and that her own parents seemed to have forgotten he existed.

Stella arrived at Chise's, bearing a gift of sweets. Elias, consumed by irritation and jealousy toward Stella, fled the scene. Chise discovered him concealed in a shadow, but a disquieting concern arose as he restrained her, his actions hin…

From the dragon lands, Cartaphilius abducted two young dragons from Lindel. Chise awoke from a troubled dream to find Alice, Renfred, Adolf, and the college administrator Tory Innis in Elias’s home. They recounted how Cartaphilius had stole…

With the dragon's rampage escalating, Elias urged Chise to absorb its magic, the only way to quell the beast. The request placed Chise in a difficult position, for Elias was rendered powerless to assist her.

Elias and Chise attended a gathering of Mariel’s coven, where they encountered Phyllis, the coven’s high priestess. During the meeting, Elias was discreetly shown information that might prove beneficial to Chise. Afterward, Chise found hers…

With Chise now in his possession, Cartaphilus commences a disturbing process of grafting her body onto his own. He subjects her to a torment of forced recollections, compelling her to repeatedly experience her most painful memories.

Elias gathered a number of willing hands, and together they assembled a search party to find Chise. Separately, Chise and Cartaphilus revisited moments from their shared history.

Cartaphilus and Chise clashed, their disagreement regarding how to endure their individual pain escalating into a brutal physical altercation.