Sofia the First belongs to Craig Gerber.

A Bit of School's Pride

Dear James:

I'll be there but I let you know we're not gonna be in your castle.

Don't take me wrong: your home must be someplace amazing but, after so many times being inside Prince Zandar' home, it's get kinda boring. Unless, of course, you have some sort of secret passageway or a door hidden within a wall, or a secret room in your bedroom or I don't know but something like that. That'll be awesome! Plus I like being outside when plotting… I mean, when planning what to do next. Old habits are hard to die, especially if a certain witch in your class doesn't stop giving ideas. Or, worse, bragging about how incredible it was that poor excuse of a trick she calls "an insuperable prank".

I so want to outshine Indigo! She thinks just because I'm trying to behave I'm becoming boring. Doesn't she have a former mischievous friend anyway? I guess her name is Lucy… Linda… Lucinda? Oh, whatever. That girl. She befriended a princess a couple of years ago and she reformed. Just like me. Or sort of. I didn't have a bad wizard as a friend and, after I befriended a royal, I make a new friend who's a goody–goody. That's sounds like a lot of trouble and not even I like that kind of trouble.

I guess I'm missing the point.

Again.

Building that ship without magic was unexpectedly pleasant and, coming from a sorcerer–in–training, that's saying a lot. What else can we do if we're working together? We'll find out sooner. By the way, it seems your uncle was caught up in the middle of a spell. I don't know so much about that type of magic but I asked Headmaster Grimtrix. He says you must be careful when you meet someone who can use music in order to create magic. It means the person can and will be powerful enough to do who knows what. That'll be if he or she receives proper guidance; if not, what a waste of talent!

Also Headmaster Grimtrix says he wishes he'll meet someone like that. If I were another student, he'd asked why I'm asking. But I'm Wendell Fidget, so he knows that I'm planning to do something in Prank Day as per usual. Have you heard of it? We always prank those pesky students from RPA and he always let us get away with it! We have the best time of our life.

It's tradition.

All the Prank Days are truly worthy to remember. We always have the last laugh. And I'm deliberately ignoring what Amy, Kurt and Elliott tried to do. Guess why? They're still the laughing stock of Hexley Hall. They were praising themselves about how their prank would be "worthy of being a school record 'till the end of time" but nothing happened. Some of us thought they were caught by a professor before they could do it: even if we don't like it, that'll be logic. RPA is still a school for royals. Others students started to think they might lose the bet. I didn't know that part before. Oh, I could've earned a lot of money!

Amy, Kurt and Elliott tried to make RPA floated with bubbles. A lot of bubbles. They said it worked for a couple of minutes before someone stopped 'em. We ask who. They mumbled something about how "two princes and three princesses stopped us by using magic". We did not believe them. How could a group of royals stop three sorcerers and sorceresses? We're learning magic, for Merlin's sake! The Headmistresses from RPA told Headmaster Grimtrix what happened the same day. Then he said to them that "even losing against Cedric from Enchancia would have been more respectable. He's from Hexley Hall, even if he's not the best example of a sorcerer or a Royal Sorcerer. Those royals were lucky they could cast those spells, said spells you three know how to easily counter it. That's kid's play for us. That should be kid's play for us if we're against a royal attempting to do magic."

That meant Amy, Kurt and Elliott said the truth. A group of royals stopped 'em by using magic!

We fixed their mistake the next year. That was easy. Well, I didn't do anything but school's pride.

You understand, right?

Yeah, yeah. You're a royal and I'm a wizard but in my defense my mother stopped me. You and your sisters only entertained me long enough for her to find me. She said so herself. Apparently my mother was sensing I might be involved in that mess so my parents were tracking me. In the end only my mother found me 'cause my father was called by the King. He wanted to know if Father knew o could guess who was doing it. I had to tell them everything and I couldn't stand the King and Queen disappointed stare.

That's not the worst thing I've ever done (they know it), why'd they react that way?

It was like I helped Prince Zandar to entering monkeys in the palace again.

King Habib was not amused.

Anyway, you and Sofia only entertained me; your twin had the nerve to throw me those fruits! That hurt. I guess I shouldn't sing that song but you can't deny it: I did it well. Also you have a pretty amazing singing voice, champ. Yes, I heard you complaining about Camp Wilderwood. We were roommates, you said so yourself in your self–pity attitude. I wasn't in the room, obviously. I was near our cabin. I didn't like you back then so I was finding something else to do.

Did you heard about the honey mess?

I did it.

And I completely forgot what I was about to tell you.

Oh, whatever. If it's important, I'll remember it later.

Your camp buddy,

Wendell.