“Their plan is in motion,” I said the moment I saw him. “Are you sure about this?” he asked. “Yes.” I had earlier discussed my suspicions with me and my plan for dealing with them. I planned that this did not escalate into a full-blown war but at the moment nothing was certain. They had kidn*pped Agnes and replaced her with a shapeshifter. I had known the moment I had walked into my room earlier that the girl gazing lovingly into the painting by my bedside was not Agnes but someone else. I had to credit them for picking a good actress but no matter how good I was not fooled. Theo was going to go to the South to look for Agnes. I believed that if he did, he would be able to find Lord Salmon. Agnes would also lead us to the persons responsible for the confusion thus far. I was hoping

