Okay this is set after the events of Sir Thursday and you have to be patient with me because i have no idea what to think of this seriously.

This is my first attempt at a Garth Nix fic and I'm not sure what to think of it so any feedback at all would be great!

Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognise and I don't own Sunday's Dusk either but since we haven't met them yet i've kinda borrowed them and changed them a bit for the purpose of the story...

The Architect's Spy

Prologue

The news was spreading quickly through the House that Lord Arthur had taken control of the Great Maze and that Sir Thursday was under arrest. There had been rumours that the Piper had been the one to lead the New Nithings into the Maze and that for the moment the Piper was retreating, to regroup yes, but retreating none-the-less.

The Gardens, The Middle and Upper House were in uproar Saturday's Dusk had been sighted in the lower regions in the House and that meant treachery. None of the Trustees were meant to meddle in any of the regions of the House that were not their own.

But, though they would not admit it to admit such things would mean weakness, they were terrified of Lord Arthur. He had begun to systematically de-throne the trustees and was gradually taking control of the House.

There were also rumours that the former Monday and Tuesday were dead though this was not said to be the work of Lord Arthur but this only made the reaming trustees even more worried for who could possibly be strong enough to slay two of the former trustees with, it was said relative ease?

The Trustees were also worried about the threat posed by the Piper himself. As if they did not have enough to worry about with Lord Arthur and The Will that was getting stronger with every piece that was released.

The remaining Trustees were not sure what to do about The Piper he was certainly no ally he wanted to overthrow the Trustees just as Arthur was doing so. They weren't sure of Arthur's intentions once The Will was complete but they were sure they didn't accord to their own. The higher of the Trustees needed to protect their own interests in the house and though few new it that was why Saturday's Dusk had been sighted in the lower regions of the House.

They needed to know and from what they could tell what he had found wasn't good. Arthur had discovered that getting the keys was expected of him and even with great odds in his way he still tried to do the right thing. Even if he didn't want to be there he wanted to do what was best for the House and the Denizens that resided in it.

That was why Sunday's Dusk, the only Dusk that was female found herself in the lower regions of the House. She was Sunday's most trusted and if he wanted anything done he always sent her. She had an uncanny ability of finding things that people did not want to be seen.

Sunday's Dusk wondered through the endless corridors of the House seeing the differences that had been brought on the House and although she didn't want to she had to admit the House was beginning to function as well as when The Architect herself had ran The House.

This did not sit well with Dusk. It did not bode well, if the House could function this well under simply one ruler what about the other Trustees?

Of course the Denizens would never do anything against the Trustees the fear of those that were remaining was to great, the fear of Lord Sunday, the Trustee she herself served was particularly great.

He was the first-born son of the Architect and the Old One after all. Besides none of the Denizens other than the Higher Denizens such as herself had the motivation to pull something like that off. She scoffed. They were not true Dawn, Noon and Dusk if they did not serve properly.

She had once served the Architect herself but none she served the first born son and that was how it was to stay unless the Architect came back and Dusk doubted that would ever happen after all she had been gone so long that the House had learned to function, after a fashion without her.

Dusk knew that Lord Arthur, she had yet to find out to see him for herself, but Saturday's Dusk had reported that he was nothing more than a young one hardly older than any of the Piper's children, had recently taken over the Great Maze and was fighting back against the Piper and his new Nithings.

So that was where she was headed first. She hated being in the lower regions of the House. Each of the Trustees in their own way had ruined the House for their own gain but down in the lower regions it was, or had been more obvious. Now The Will was growing that was changing which only made Dusk more determined to find out what was going on down here.

She wasn't breaking the rules as long as she didn't go near Lord Arthur or try to hurt him it said nothing about having a look around. She smirked and having a look around was exactly what she intended to do.

Besides often looking without causing anyone any harm, or drawing attention to your presence was the best way to do it. That was how Saturday's Dusk had managed to get so far but he had slipped up and now the lower religions were on the look out for him.

Dusk shook her head. Men and their egos. He wanted all the glory for himself he just couldn't see the bigger picture and the bigger picture was the safety of the remaining Keys, the remaining pieces of The Will and preserving the remaining Trustee's rule. Particularly that of her master.

She had made it from the Upper House into the Far Regions having to go the long way round in order to get to the House without detection; she couldn't use the front door because the Doorman, although he had proved to be neutral had proved he would tolerate the breaking of rules and she was definitely breaking the rules.

She saw the Pit and saw the workers working to fill it in and although it had only been filled in 0.0009 maybe a bit more since her last report she couldn't help but think that even that was an improvement. It meant the House wasn't going to sink into oblivion and she may hate Arthur and his fight against the trustees but if the House was no more then she was no more and any effort to stop that from happening was a good choice by her.

She passed the Pit and moved through the Far Reaches down towards the Lower House. That were Arthur and The Will were based. She did not think they would be there now. If the rumours were true The Piper was preparing for another attack and now that Arthur was Lord of the Maze it would be his job to make sure the breakthrough did not happen.

She smirked. Well if he insisted on taking over the other's trustees workloads then he should lean to accept that he would take on their problems too. Dusk moved towards the entrance of the Lower House, it was one she had used before because it was easy to slip in and out of, but this time to her shock it was no longer unguarded.

Denizens stood to attention looking this way and that and the few people that passed through were questions and the documentation asked for before they were let through. She would be recognised as a Higher Denizen and her colouring would give her away as one of the Trustees Dusks. They were likely to know she was Sunday's Dusk because she was the only female Dusk.

It was a nuisance sometimes to be unique but she had been a gift from the Architect to the Architect's oldest son Lord Sunday who was now using his power as an advantage and not running the house the way his mother wanted it.

Dusk scowled this made this harder. She had expected it to be easy and then chastised herself for being so. She had become so complacent! She smirked then. She had always liked a challenge.

She kept to the Shadows keeping her eyes on the Denizens. Monday's Realm might be more organised and better prepared but Dusk was used to working in Secret and working in the Shadows after so long doing so she was accustomed to it and preferred it this way.

They would not keep her out. In the end it was easy. The Denizens were so occupied by what they could see they didn't pay attention to what they couldn't.

She slipped past them and her heart raced in triumph.

Her Master would be so proud of her! She looked her around her unable to believe what she was seeing Monday's Realm looked so different! People where ordered and going about their business with purpose and didn't look as confused as they had the last time she had been in the Realm, which admittedly had been before Lord Arthur had taken control.

She had to admit that the Lower House was doing better for it she still couldn't accept it. Lord Arthur was moving against her Master and that was something she couldn't accept.

So that why she was here to stop it. She reached Monday's day room with difficulty but managed none the less she expected to see Dame Parius, four parts of The Will in the study, or at least Lord Arthur but it was empty. She wondered what she was expected to do now, she had to complete her task but it had become a whole lot more difficult.

She figured it would be easier to take a look around to see what she could use against the young Lord. She was about to enter the Day Room when a very angry voice behind her asked,

"And just what in the hell are you doing here!"