Tuesday And a Half Dear Diary, I slip-walk through the icy caverns, careful to stay out of the ice rapids while training my eyes on the dark underwater blob that is Dare. “Sammy, I need you. Now.” The golden marble rolls out of my pocket and down my arm. From there, he transforms into his scepter shape. I point him toward the ice rapids. “Set Dare free!” I can sense magic swirling around within Sammy, but nothing comes out. Mission un-accomplished. Stupid null zone. Stupid Eidolon mountains. No way will I give up, though. “Sammy, can you take the shape of a rope and hook?” After all, shape shifting isn’t a spell. It’s just what Sammy does, just as how elves manifest wings. In a bit of awesomeness, Sammy changes forms. In my left hand, I hold loops of golden rope. In my right, the

