Lina, the Pure One spy finds a way out of Ga'Hoole. Nyra is reading a reply to her latest report and she just sighs and rolls it up. Expecting Lina soon, Nyra snaps out of her emotional state and prepares to put up with Lina's bad grammar. Metalbeak blames her for Lina's word-use and Nyra's revenge is sending Lina to pester him by saying "like" several times. Lina arrives in the North to Compound and she meets with Nyra to tell her latest report.

"Lina, how did the plan work?" Nyra asks

"I totally got them at each other's throats, like mum. I mean I get the dirtiest of like all rumours and just changed them." She says

"Good, good. What dirt is there in the Ga'Hoole tree I wonder?" Nyra asks

"There is some major stuff going on in the royal family also and it is WOAH! There was yelling and guards and groundings and stuff when it came to the whole stich. The biggest was when Barran went of her head. Also there is some marriage counselling involved when it came to that fight. That was big, but it wasn't that big when it came to something I have heard from the tree." Lina reports

"What is it? Tell me what is rocking the tree beside the Royal troubles. I mean there has always been a sort of "trouble in paradise" when it came to Boron and Barran." Nyra asks

"There is a big secret." Lina starts off

"A secret, ok how juicy is it?" Nyra asks in anticipation

"Well, juicy enough. It means something big will happen." Lina replies.

"Tell me, now!" Nyra orders

"Lydea is actually a Schana! She is the Princess of Snow and is the rightful heir!" Lina announces.

Nyra falls silent and Lina is worried. Nyra is frozen in shock and she has a flashback of the Northern Coup and she sees Ezylryb carrying an owlet, Lady Autumn and Strix Struma carrying a box. She realises that that owlet she saw him retreat with is the rightful heir to the North and controller of the mirror. Lina sees if she is focused as she is staring off into space and pokes her. Nyra returns to focus and knows now of the horrors of what their overthrowing will be like. Blood and gore all around her as the Schana Princess fights her and might use the mirror. Lina is annoying her as she raises and lowers her wing in front of her Blue eyes.

"Lina, if she finds that mirror. That means game over! She will take back the north. Oh in the name of Mordecai, this is bad!" Nyra announces

"We have to take her down, right?" Lina asks

"Exactly, the annoying pest that is more of a nuisance besides a child! Metalbeak is counting on me to keep the north ours." Nyra announces

"Explains why you are called "Lady Tyto of the North". What happens if you fail?" Lina asks

"Then I'll just be his second in command again. Drat! I would have to mindlessly follow orders once again and for the love of Glaux I am not doing that again." Nyra replies

"But technically you are still his..." Lina starts

"Shut up and listen, Vice-General! I order you to take some Pure Ones and kill her. Make her as dead you can. Snap her neck, decapitate some limbs and in the name of Mordecai, don't fail me." Nyra orders

"If you are using the name of the God of Darkness like that, ok!" Lina replies

Lina leaves taking three Pure One Soldiers with her. Nyra is pacing around her hollow, thinking of what Lina was about to say to her. She places on her helmet and thinks to herself. The beautiful helmet of silver that is much like Metalbeak's, but has peacock feathers on the top of it, for a reason unknown sits atop of her head and she stares into the mirror. But, this collection of thought doesn't stop her conscience badgering her. She chucks off her helmet and writes down her emotions in a small letter she seals with another in the small box. She then tries to contain them and orders Elanore (Who actually was Nyra's assistant around this time, but doesn't make her debut until Legend of the Guardians 2) to get her a drink of wine. She then drinks several glasses and passes out. Elanore makes sure she gets some sleep.

Nyra's diary letter

I see all the power like it is the sun. Warm and full of energy is what i feels when I wear my helm and bark orders.

When i realise who she said I was, it is like the night, especially the one when Metalbeak reprimanded me for Lina. However, the night is cold sometimes and full of promise as it heralds a beginning of a new night. As that is the real daytime for us, but without the sunshine and that is a bit of a downer.

I don't want to be stuck in the shadow of my husband anymore. I am just so sick of what he has become and that I am just nothing and I just... I just don't want to be in his shadow. I want to be leader of at least something for once in my life.

No one will know how much I absolutely hate him at timesandam only married to him for the power and usually never the love. Once upon a time, I used to be in love, but now… I don't know what has come of this. A woman like me wants adventure and to be able to kill without orders. Why can't I make my own decisions for once without consulting that wreck?

I know i am just some sort of guardian over this conquered frozen land full of promise. I will never let anyone get in my way when it comes to trying to defeat me. If that Schana finds the Mirror of the Snow Goddess it is game over.

It has a supernatural way to destroy evil within a radius of at least the whole kingdom and will turn the evil to dust. I need to find and shatter it before she tries to use that blasted thing.