At the Library…
Luz was more than happy to have Amity take her to the Royal Family archives and uncover the truth of her family's history.
"Thanks again for helping me. I really want to know more about my family's history." Luz thanked the girl who blushed a bit.
"Yeah well…! I am curious about learning more about the royal family, your dad especially." Amity stuttered a bit.
"My dad?"
Amity then continued with her thoughts.
"Your dad is a pretty amazing guy, started off as a broken man with nothing but a mask, a cloak on his back, and his Palisman, Blue. He led the witches to victory from the Blood Crusaders and rebuild the isles as they are but…" Amity mentioned, "His life before all that… it's pure blank."
"Oh, that's because my dad lost his memory in a witch's duel," Luz answered as Amity turned her attention to her.
"Witch's duel?"
"Yeah, a long time ago, my dad and uncle stopped a bad witch from killing everyone in a town but their group and their palisman perished. Uncle Caleb saved my dad by giving him the Elk Beast while Caleb's Wife, my aunt, cursed the witch. But the witch, in blind fury, dunked my dad into Eclipse Lake to kill him. From what Blue's told me… he was never the same after that."
"That's awful…"
"It is. But maybe, learning more about our will not only help my mom be less afraid of this world but maybe help my dad remember."
"It sounds like a long shot but maybe we can find something."
In the forest…
Spade had a bad feeling about this.
He remembered the stories of the Gladderstone and how precious and dangerous they are.
"They can enhance the power of magic tenfold, but in the wrong hands, they only bring death and destruction. Nightmarish things happened during the war with their power, but I managed to obtain them all and return them to their rightful owners, the Illusionists. Their power cannot be increased by the stones and thus became their guardians. As the Golden Coven, we must protect these as well and never allow their power to be used again. Which is why it's forbidden to use their power or to go to the Looking Glass Ruins without permission. Promise you never touch them."
That was what his uncle had told him long ago.
"Alright, we go in, check on the stones, speak with the guardians, check out for any Blood Crusader activity then reported back to the Coven Scouts." Spade reminded as Bria's face twitched a bit.
"Yes, yep, we'll make sure everything is found and report back to the covens. Do not worry about a thing, your highness." Bria lay walking a little faster.
"How are we going to take the stones with the prince watching us? If we're caught, we're dead meat." Gavin questioned as he didn't like the little prince watching them.
"Don't worry, the dummies will fool them and the guardian. Once we have the Gladderstone, we can work on our project, then present it to the emperor." She reminded in a whispered tone.
Spade was suspicious but he knew nothing.
At the Library…
William and his Bat Palisman were gathering books as they were walking down the halls.
Not too soon they find trouble when the librarians were surrounding his cousin and her friend.
"What's all this?" William questioned in a scolding tone.
"Forgive us, Sire. But the princess has broken the rule and brought a trespasser to the Royal Family Archive, the most important section of the Forbidden Stacks-."
"You mean, Miss. Amity Blight, the latest Imperial Knowledge Keeper?" William lightly scolded the group.
"Sir! We have made a grave error!" One of the Librarians frantically informed with papers.
He then whispered, Malphas gasped in shock then fear.
"Oh dear, oh dear, we pride ourselves in diligence! If people found out… if the emperor-!"
"Let's make a deal, you get Amity upgrade today, let her be my guide into my family records and we forget this little misunderstanding," Luz suggested with a smile like her father's.
"Of course! Of course. Miss. Blight, please arrive in one hour for your newest picture and you will be hastened in your introduction of the Forbidden Stacks. Pl-please do not tell anyone this." He pleaded.
Amity's eyes lit up when she realized her promotion in the library.
At the Looking Glass Ruins…
Adrian's eyes lit up with joy seeing the might of Augustus, Spade, and Mattholomule.
These three children are certainly something to be held. It seemed that his beloved was right about those brats' greed and were captured by his vines.
"You children. Are in big, BIG trouble." Belos coldly warned as Adrian came to his side as did Steve.
"Steve, take these delinquents to the Catacombs and prepare them for gathering maggotrat droppings for a month. Also, call their parents."
"MAGGOTRAT DROPPING!?"
"OUR PARENTS?!"
"DELINQUENTS!?"
Belos blocked out the sounds of the children pleading as they were being dragged away. Adrian followed Belos.
That just leaves the three children and Keeper of the Looking Glass Graveyard, Gull Mirage.
"Philip, it's nice to see you again!" The old man greeted, "Oh, and my student as well! You both should visit more!"
"I know, Master Mirage, I know. But work has been keeping us busy."
"Gull Mirage as the Illusion Coven Head before Lord Adrian?" Gus gasped in shock.
"The very same. I want to show you all something… a secret of the Looking Glass Ruins…"