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Trying to find the name of a series of books I read back in Primary School (Elementary school for the americans) but I don't remember much more then scant details about it.
I believe the main McGuffin of the series were called milkstones, or something akin to that. I don't remember why they were being sought or what they did unfortunately.
The plot of the first book involved a wizard who was protecting one of the stones by shapeshifting into the form of a pool of water. In the interest of going and doing something else they grant the protagonist the ability to shapeshift to take his place temporarily. It works for a little, but the protagonist gets angry, beliving the wizard into having duped him into taking his place as the guardian and starting to boil, leading to... something. The protagonist also gains the ability to talk to birds at some point.
Second book involves a gladitorial area where the fights between the contestants are compared to dancing. Or are actually dancing. The protagonist of that book gets into a fight with what I think was the emperor for the right to control the place or the right to leave. They win and kill them but come to the sobering realisation that by killing them in such an intimate manner they've become a little more like him. They leave and take some people with them and I can't remember what happens afterward.
Third book involves a witch tricking a girl into thinking she's a cat to actually shapeshift her into one so she can sneak into somewhere for some reason, returning to human form like nothing had happened once inside in a way that confuses them.
Sorry for the minimal details, I read these things over a decade ago so my recollection of them is hazy at best. If anyone could assist I would appreciate it.