CHAPTER 20
Everyone’s dumbstruck. “You really believe in this parallel world theory that the First told you about?” dad asks, scratching at a wisp of hair.
“Yes, I do. Surely after everything you’ve seen and heard recently, the idea of a parallel world isn’t hard to think about?” I reply, noting Attou’s approval in the back of my mind.
Seeing as he’s listening in on our conversation, I decide to ask him about his.
“How are things going over there? Have you managed to trace Mrs. Wrenshaw’s connection back to Bethamous yet?” I think to him, while dad awkwardly tries to find a way to object to my reasoning.
“No. Her mind’s in almost as bad a shamble as old Maggie’s was. Bethamous must have hit her hard when he broke the connection. Still, we don’t think he managed to sever it completely,
