Celestia's Tales: The Lybiria Scales

A prince and a princess are betrothed to be married, but what happens when they don't like each other? After an evil alchemist steals the Scales of Libiria it is down to Briganti and Xander to save the kingdom with the help of a ship and a crew of goblins, angels and a godchild. Will it end in an happily ever after or will they kill each other in the process?Another gem from the Japanese maestro of storytelling Kenji Miyazawa. Gauche plays the cello in the town orchestra, but he needs to do a lot better if he wants to keep his place. He realizes he is going to have to practice every spare moment if he is going to improve in time for the big concert. But will that be enough? Just when he is getting into his rhythm a visitor drops in - and then another. This beautiful short story (around 5,000 words) by Kenji Miyazawa explores themes of passion and music. Is there music in nature? Can there be music if there is no passion?