Chapter Summaries

Shade memorized the Edwardz Family’s mysterious family tree and discussed immortality with Apothecary Miss before encountering two Ring Arcanists in the island’s fog. After the strangers attacked, Shade fought back and destroyed one of their Spiritual Weapons.

• Shade explained that his mentor had sent him to investigate a ritual symbol connected to the Edwardz Family, and he memorized the family tree Apothecary Miss had revealed.
• Shade and Apothecary Miss speculated about the family’s descendants and why the tree ended at the sixth generation, then prepared to leave the manor.
• Apothecary Miss gave Shade a potion that could let him use a Low-Ring Word of Sublimation once and told him to confront the two approaching strangers.
• Shade entered the fog with his Yggdrasil Staff, met the two Ring Arcanists, and blocked a glowing boomerang they hurled at him.
• Shade shattered the Spiritual Weapon with Moonlight Slash as the two enemies split up and attacked him with spells.

Shade and the Apothecary Miss fought Mirror Society Arcanists on the fog-covered island, then watched the slain enemy transform into a spatial monster. The monster vanished into the fog, and the Apothecary Miss offered to help Shade face it.

• Shade restrained one Mirror Society Arcanist and struck down Connery Stitch, though Connery escaped after emerging from a mirror.
• Shade searched the restrained Arcanist, found a Red Bronze bracelet and a detailed island map, then helped the Apothecary Miss question him with Truth Serum.
• Connery revealed that the Mirror Society had sent its members to investigate the Edwards Family manor and the island's Great Fog before his head exploded.
• The Apothecary Miss burned Connery's corpse, but the burning body sat upright and grew a second, identical upper body as spatial power entered it.
• The monster vanished into the fog, and the Apothecary Miss warned Shade of its danger and offered to help him fight it.

Shade and Apothecary Miss fought an apparently unkillable monster on the island, then Apothecary Miss exiled it at the cost of destabilizing her own Spirit and Elements. As they headed back toward the dock, a dense fog disrupted their sense of space, leaving them lost on the forest path.

• Shade and Apothecary Miss attacked a monster that repeatedly recovered from lightning and shadow magic.
• Apothecary Miss used a ritual to exile the monster after Shade prepared the Ritual Matrix.
• The exile left Apothecary Miss in a state of loss of control, so she and Shade set off for the dock.
• As they walked through the woods, thickening fog caused the world to seem to rotate and erased their Space Perception.
• Apothecary Miss warned Shade that they had encountered the island's dangerous spatial disturbance, while Shade wondered whether they could simply continue toward the dock.

Shade and Apothecary Miss became lost in the island’s Great Fog and reached Green Lake Town Cemetery, where Shade discovered a way to speak with the spirit of a long-dead blacksmith. The blacksmith demanded rare materials to forge a key, leaving Shade and Apothecary Miss unable to pursue the spirit’s secret for now.

• Apothecary Miss tied Shade to her with rope and guided him through the fog into Green Lake Town Cemetery.
• Apothecary Miss explained that the island’s fog could displace travelers and that they would have to wait rather than risk becoming more lost.
• Shade spotted the soul of Russell Enmier above his gravestone and used Guiding Death to glimpse a key hidden within the spirit.
• Shade asked Russell Enmier to forge a key, and the blacksmith requested Footless Bone, the Lord's blood, flawless amethyst, flawless obsidian, the skeletal tooth of the Lord's Wife, and memory concerning a newborn.
• Apothecary Miss realized the spirit’s secret might reveal something about the Edwards Family, but Shade concluded that gathering the materials and returning to the cemetery would be too difficult.

Shade proposed three possible explanations for the strange souls on the island and struck a bargain with Apothecary Miss to investigate the Edwards family together. Their discussion was interrupted by a tentacled creature and an unseen enemy as the island’s space destabilized, leaving them fighting their way toward the dock.

• Shade suggested that an ancient death envoy, the Soul Stealer Bishop, or the Angel Level Relic Soul Story Book might explain the souls, and Apothecary Miss praised his knowledge.
• Shade agreed to accompany Apothecary Miss back to the island in exchange for information about the Edwards family, and she promised to help him find them.
• A buzzing sound signaled that something had entered the Material World, and the fog receded as a massive tentacle attacked Shade and Apothecary Miss.
• Shade kicked the tentacle back into the woods, then hurried with Apothecary Miss toward the dock as an invisible enemy attacked from another space.
• Apothecary Miss supplied Shade with perception-enhancing and spirit-restoring potions, and Shade used a Shadow Ball to reveal a four-armed, monkey-like outline.

Shade and Apothecary Miss fled the graveyard and confronted a figure surrounded by otherworldly tentacles near the island. Shade unleashed the Space Stabilization Aura to erase the figure and the tentacles, leaving Apothecary Miss shaken by his power and her own feelings.

• Shade and Apothecary Miss escaped the forest and reached the dock, where tentacles lifted the steamboat and then hurled them into the air.
• Shade rescued Apothecary Miss from the tentacles and used the Space Stabilization Aura to drive them away, but she collapsed after hearing Whisper and realizing the island’s rule.
• Apothecary Miss told Shade that the floating figure wanted to keep her on the island and urged him to leave, but Shade refused to abandon her.
• Shade revealed his enormous Destiny Ring and invoked the power of Luvia Annette before striking the water with the Yggdrasil Staff.
• Shade’s Space Stabilization Aura erased the approaching tentacles and the floating figure, clearing the fog around the island.
• Apothecary Miss watched Shade in the settling light and murmured that he was very good.

Shade and the Apothecary Miss escaped Green Lake after confronting a strange spatial disturbance, and she revealed that she was a descendant of Edwardz. Back in Tobesk, Shade told Miss Galina about the adventure and asked her to help find the “Cat in a Bottle” potion; Galina suspected the Apothecary Miss might be Audrey Edwards and urged Shade to investigate her.

• Shade stabilized the space around Green Lake, then walked across the water with the Apothecary Miss as they discussed the monsters and the mysterious man.
• The Apothecary Miss told Shade she was a descendant of Edwardz, and they left the lake before the Church's squad arrived.
• Shade returned to Tobesk and joined Miss Galina, Tifa, and the Maids for dinner, where he asked Galina to help locate the “Cat in a Bottle” potion.
• Shade described his Green Lake adventure and the region's recent changes to Galina, but kept the Apothecary Miss's ancestry secret.
• Galina suspected the Apothecary Miss was Audrey Edwards and advised Shade to test her identity by touching her hand; Shade said he would continue interacting with her.

Shade discussed whether Apothecary Miss was Audrey Edwards with Miss Galina, then visited Miss Danist to report what he had learned about the Edwardz family on Green Lake. He left the meeting with the family’s generations documented, while his request about using Unicorn power remained unaddressed.

• Miss Galina told Shade that Apothecary Miss was likely Audrey Edwards, a dangerous Witch, and Shade wondered whether she could be a Chosen One.
• Miss Galina asked whether Shade was the Chosen One of Space, but Shade denied it and did not explain his circumstances.
• Miss Galina shared a mood-enhancing potion with Shade over dinner, and Shade stayed with her through the night.
• Shade delayed going to Green Lake and met Miss Danist at Saint Byron’s Grand Library after receiving her message.
• Shade reported the Edwardz family history, including the four members who left Green Lake 128 years earlier and the family tree tracing back to Klein Edwards.

Shade took over Miss Danist’s investigation into the Edwardz family while she handled a Church inquiry at Saint Byron’s, and she warned him that the Academy suspected he might be the Chosen One of Space. She rewarded his work by teaching him the dangerous Black Moon Rune and helped him contact Emilia; later, Old John identified Shade’s bracelet as a relic that could deflect projectiles but carried serious drawbacks.

• Miss Danist told Shade that Pride Edwards had brought the prophecy about the scattered bloodline returning to its origin to the Seer Association, and she asked Shade to lead the search for surviving Edwardzes while she dealt with the Church’s investigation of Saint Byron’s.
• Miss Danist warned Shade that the Academy considered him its most suspicious candidate for the Chosen One of Space and advised him not to let anyone see him in Green Lake.
• After Shade showed Miss Danist his new Spirit Rune, she taught him about Black Moon Rune and gave him permission to learn it, explaining that he would need to prepare for a lunar eclipse near the end of the Month of Planting.
• Shade asked Miss Danist to arrange a meeting with Emilia, and he discussed how a person could use a Unicorn’s power after transforming into one.
• Shade visited Old John and tested the red bronze bracelet, which Old John identified as the Level 4 relic Enemy of Arrows, a device that deflected projectiles but caused bad luck and could drain its wearer’s strength.

Shade returned home and was held at gunpoint by a Francois nationalist who wanted him to summon Galina Cavendish to support their cause during the Green Lake Negotiations. Shade subdued the man and his nearby accomplice, then reassured Galina that he would not leave his home.

• Shade visited Old John, kept the Relic Arrow, and posted a purchase list for materials needed to learn the Black Moon Rune ritual.
• A tall man confronted Shade at his doorstep, drew a gun, and demanded that he write a letter summoning Galina Cavendish.
• Shade used spiritual interference to learn that the man was a Francois nationalist seeking publicity and support during the Green Lake Negotiations.
• Shade knocked the man unconscious, disarmed him, and located his accomplice by listening for nearby heartbeats.
• After the police arrived, Galina apologized for the danger her connection to Shade had caused, but Shade insisted he would not move from his home.

Shade accompanied Miss Galina to a royal banquet at Willard Manor, where they met Kasonlik’s delegation and discussed the coming Green Lake Negotiations. A message from Princess Margaret reached Shade, and the evening ended with him kissing Galina’s cheek.

• Shade agreed to attend the banquet with Miss Galina, who wanted to comfort him and spend the evening dancing together.
• At Willard Manor, Miss Galina greeted Earl Willard, Earl Dewey, and Kasonlik’s ambassador while Shade accompanied her.
• Earl Dewey’s wife’s sister delivered Shade a letter and greetings from Princess Margaret, then asked him to write blessings for her nieces.
• Shade surprised Miss Galina by recalling details of a tariff agreement from ten years earlier and reassured Earl Dewey about the upcoming negotiations.
• Shade explained to Galina that he knew about the old negotiations through his neighbor, Mister Smith, and later kissed her cheek as they watched a magician perform.

Shade spent the evening at Earl Willard's banquet with Galina, then spoke privately with Angelina about the Green Lake negotiations and her overlooked political abilities. The chapter ended with Angelina asking Shade whether he thought she was beautiful.

• Galina and Shade strolled through the banquet together, shared a kiss on the terrace, and were interrupted by Angelina and several Noble Ladies.
• After Galina left to prepare for the ball, Angelina spoke with Shade and asked about his role in gathering intelligence for the Green Lake negotiations.
• Shade described his encounter with Captain Rades and warned Angelina that tensions in the Green Lake Region could escalate before conflict in the Pantanar Area.
• Angelina invited Shade to a resting room and shared palace information about the border dispute, trade route, and planned railway.
• Angelina admitted that others treated her as a pretty vase, and Shade recognized that she wanted acknowledgment for her abilities.
• Angelina asked Shade whether he thought she was beautiful.

Shade and Angelina were interrupted by two armed men who claimed to be Gray Gloves, but Shade killed them and staged their deaths as a reversed attack. After the banquet was halted and the authorities began investigating, Miss Galina arrived and found Angelina kissing Shade on the sofa.

• Angelina asked Shade to kiss her, and he embraced her as he hesitated over what to do.
• Two armed intruders burst into the room, threatened Shade and Angelina, and falsely claimed to be Gray Gloves.
• Shade killed both men, concealed the true sequence of events, and survived a bullet wound to his heart.
• Shade and Angelina gave a brief account to the investigators, and the banquet ended as guards secured the manor.
• Miss Galina arrived and found Angelina kissing Shade while pressing him down on the sofa.

After Angelina kissed Shade following an assassination attempt, Miss Galina sent him out to speak with Anros while she advised Angelina to prepare to explain the incident to Leisha. The next morning, Luvia visited Shade, heard about the attack and his kiss with Angelina, and reaffirmed her trust in him as he wondered why she placed such importance on the Great Canticles.

• Miss Galina interrupted Angelina and Shade, teased them about the kiss, and told Shade to leave Angelina alone to calm down and speak with Anros.
• Angelina told Miss Galina that her mother had encouraged her to spend more time with Shade before marriage, then silently resolved to claim the sweetness and emotions she felt.
• Luvia visited Shade the next morning and asked about the rumors that he had been attacked while alone with Princess Angelina.
• Shade told Luvia that the attackers had impersonated the Gray Gloves and that Margaret had reported eight suspects in a plot to stir up trouble during the Green Lake Negotiations.
• Shade confessed that he and Angelina had kissed, and Luvia said she would not interfere with his choices before kissing his cheek and leaving.
• Shade wondered what in the erased history had made Luvia regard the murmuring Great Canticles as paramount, while Little Mia waited for him on the stairs.

Shade visited Green Lake to investigate the negotiations and confirm whether a Kasonlik pacifist attended. After meeting Leisha and receiving intelligence documents, he went to a private club where the negotiators were expected to dine, leaving him waiting for a chance to identify the man.

• Leisha visited Shade, delivered Military Intelligence Section Six documents, and asked him to check whether the Earl of New Carlsberg of Lecton was among the Kasonlik delegation.
• Leisha told Shade that Angelina was nearing her awakening and accepted his Relic, Foe of Arrows, to give to her.
• Shade questioned whether Leisha was using him, and his inner voice challenged his confidence in their relationship.
• Shade left the Green Lake Inn, learned that a Lady had postponed their meeting, and found City Hall's street sealed off for the negotiations.
• Shade entered The Club using the Military Intelligence Section Six channel and waited in the dining room for the negotiation representatives.

Shade met with the Follen Brothers in Green Lake City to ask about their relic compass and investigate a mysterious pattern, while gathering information about local politics. He then traveled to Pukhov Village to fish and learn whether the Church’s search of the island had uncovered anything.

• Shade asked Eric and Charles Follen to use their connections to investigate the Sun, Moon, and Stars pattern, and they agreed to look into former Edwards family relics.
• Shade learned that the Follen Brothers planned to keep their Edwardz ancestry secret and that the Earl of New Carlsberg had come to Green Lake at the Peace Church’s invitation.
• Shade warned the brothers to be careful as their relatives might begin appearing, then left The Club after hearing about the Earl’s pacifist politics.
• Shade rode south to Pukhov Village, intending to fish and check on the Church’s search of the island.
• Shade walked through the lively lakeside village toward its dock, passing a bulletin board covered with ship schedules and carriage and boat rental notices.

Shade learned that the Peace Church clergy were staying in Pukhov Village and traveling daily to Green Lake Central Island, then went underwater to search for Rotten Tail Fish. He killed a Water Ghost and caught several Rotten Tail Fish, leaving the lake with his catch.

• Shade interpreted a price negotiation between a Kasonlik merchant and a local viscount’s butler, then heard that Peace Church clergy were visiting Green Lake Central Island.
• The merchant told Shade that his interpreter had been arrested in Kasonlik for carrying a politically critical poetry collection.
• Shade entered Green Lake with Underwater Breathing and used Grandma Natalie’s bait to lure Rotten Tail Fish.
• A Water Ghost approached the bait, and Shade restrained it with silver rings before killing it with Moonlight Slash.
• Shade baited the Water Ghost’s corpse and watched several Rotten Tail Fish feed on it.
• Shade captured five or six Rotten Tail Fish with Great Sin Chains.

Shade found Green Ridge Ore in a Water Ghost Nest beneath Green Lake and learned from Mr. Edmund that the ore could grant spatial abilities but carried dangerous side effects. He suspected the ore came from Central Island and decided to investigate the remains found with it.

• Shade killed three Water Ghosts, whose brief spatial movements made him suspect they had gained power from nearby ore.
• Shade found and destroyed the Water Ghost Nest, where he discovered Green Ridge Ore and a rusty fountain pen among skeletal remains and wreckage.
• Shade watched the Peace Church arcanists return from Central Island without signs of a battle, then returned to shore and collected Grandma Natalie's five fish bones.
• Shade gave Mr. Edmund the fish bones, received the Time Key without extra payment, and asked him to identify the green ore.
• Mr. Edmund identified the stone as Green Ridge Ore, explained its uses and risks, and suggested the Water Ghosts had carried it from a shipwreck along with the bodies.

The group agreed to protect a mysterious coffin arriving in Tobesk, with the Doctor hoping to claim a Keeper of Secrets Level Relic as his reward. Their meeting also turned to the Mirror Society, and the Doctor began recounting an old encounter with its members.

• Shade wondered whether Mia could smell the Water Ghost pheromones on him, and she avoided him until he bathed again.
• The Doctor asked Shade, Priest Augustus, Dorothy, and Luvia to help guard a coffin arriving by train, and all four agreed to join the mission.
• The Doctor reminded the group to prepare for Summer Exams and mentioned an Academy request to investigate foreign Ring Arcanists visiting during the Around the City Equestrian Competition.
• Luvia said the Faceless Man had left the area and might soon complete Self-Containment, while the whereabouts of If remained unknown.
• The Doctor revealed that he had once clashed with the Mirror Society over an Ancient Evil Object and described its Fasha's Cursed Mirror.
• The Doctor recalled facing a High-Ring Arcanist, two Mid-Ring Arcanists, and twin brothers during that encounter, catching Shade's attention.

Shade learned that Queen Diana was carrying twin boys and helped Dorothy make photographic evidence for Leisha. He then met the Apothecary Miss at Green Lake Inn, where she scheduled their next island expedition for Tuesday.

• Doctor Schneider recounted his past battle with Mirror Society Arcanists, and Shade wondered whether the blinded twin Arcanists might still be alive.
• Shade told Dorothy that Queen Diana was expecting twin boys, surprising Dorothy and Leisha.
• Dorothy used a newly developed Thaumaturgy to imprint Shade’s memories of Earl Leicton onto film for Leisha.
• Dorothy taught Shade about the fairy tale "Clock Tower Lovers," and Shade told her that the greatest distance was being beside someone they could never touch.
• Shade met the Apothecary Miss at Green Lake Inn, and she said they would leave for the island Tuesday after she prepared more supplies.