Audrey

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Audrey is the daughter of Earl Hall and Countess Hall, raised amid the wealth, etiquette, and political influence of Backlund’s aristocracy, with the family maintaining a luxurious residence in Empress Borough. She successfully supported the introduction of open civil-service examinations for administrative posts, showing an early interest in using her social position for political change. 56 193 206

She initially entered the Beyonder world out of curiosity. Her time at St. Elizabeth Mental Hospital—where she encountered Luther and witnessed a supernatural patient’s transformation—confronted her with dangers far beyond her ability to manage. 135 138

Audrey was one of the Tarot Club’s original members alongside Alger, predating the recruitment of Derrick, Fors, and World. She recommended Fors without initially revealing that she was Justice. Her position eventually made her a link between the Tarot Club, Loen’s nobility, and the Psychology Alchemists. 194 405

Her coming-of-age celebration was held at Sodela Palace, where the queen formally presented her to high society. Taking place after the Great Smog and the Royal Family’s political concessions, the celebration intensified Audrey’s discomfort with the upper class’s willingness to forget the victims while enjoying the benefits of the settlement. 390

After coming of age, Audrey gained control over assets worth more than £400,000. Earl Hall nevertheless assigned auditors to assist her and discourage reckless spending. 405

The Hall family also possesses a castle in East Chester County. Audrey later stays there during a countryside visit and becomes the target of Lady Greed’s psychological surveillance. 774 779

During the war, Audrey becomes a director of Dwayne Dantès’s foundation, extending her charitable involvement beyond private investment and patronage. The foundation’s work includes educational sponsorship and assistance to people wounded in the conflict. 857 971

Appearance

Audrey is a striking young aristocrat with blonde hair, emerald-green eyes, and a refined, youthful bearing. She is widely regarded as exceptionally beautiful and attracts attention at noble functions. 206 211

• Usually dressed in elaborate, well-tailored noble attire for social events. 206 211
• Uses hoods, surgical clothing, and disguises when attending clandestine Beyonder gatherings. 208
• Her poise, formal etiquette, and graceful manner readily identify her as highborn. 276
• Wears practical trousers for a family hunt and tucks her long hair into her hat to keep it from becoming caught while riding. 761
• Appears at the foundation in a luxurious pale-green gown. 971

Personality

Audrey is curious, perceptive, and socially adept. As a Spectator-pathway Beyonder, she habitually observes people’s emotions and motives, often using gentle questions to draw out information others hesitate to share. She recognized Fors’s uncertainty about the Backlund serial murders and encouraged her to explain her two-killer theory rather than dismissing it. 134

Her curiosity initially makes her reckless. She secretly reads Luther’s mind in a mental hospital and is nearly overwhelmed by what she finds, later resolving not to use her abilities carelessly against unknown Beyonders. 135

Over time, Audrey’s interest in mysticism develops into a sense of responsibility. Cons Lee’s death and the Great Smog make her determined to become stronger so she can protect her family and innocent people rather than merely pursue supernatural knowledge for excitement. 371 385

She also becomes increasingly conscious of class inequality. After seeing conditions inside the East Borough textile mill, she supports practical charity through employment and later chooses to devote profits from her investments to civilians in the East Borough. 354 705

Luther’s criticism of noble comfort during rainy weather forces her to recognize that her understanding of poverty has remained partly theoretical. She admits to herself that she has avoided considering the worst consequences of East Borough living conditions to preserve her own peace of mind, and resolves to take practical action. 692

Audrey values personal independence and resists being treated as a political marriage prospect. She dislikes the princes’ chauvinism and fears that marriage into the Storm-worshipping Royal Family would restrict her freedom and prevent her from attending Beyonder gatherings. She has no immediate interest in romance, preferring to pursue mysticism and her own goals. 211 355 732

Her growing caution includes respect for shared secrets. Before discussing the experiences involving Groselle’s Travels with the Tarot Club, she asks World and Temperance for permission. When Greed targets her, she conceals her awareness, considers the danger to her family, and waits for a safe opportunity to seek assistance rather than confronting a stronger opponent directly. 706 779 785

She remains affectionate toward her family even when their understanding of her abilities is incomplete. Audrey recognizes Alfred’s warnings as genuine concern and listens without revealing that her Sequence is already higher than his. Nevertheless, his commitment to colonial military campaigns leaves her uneasy about a possible future conflict between their ideals. 762 774

Her wartime experiences further erode her earlier naivety. She recognizes that official newspapers exaggerate Loen’s military successes and seeks more reliable information through her father’s private discussions. Despite the danger, she considers her Beyonder abilities a reason to assist others rather than remain sheltered at home. 857

Audrey’s discomfort with inequality eventually leads her to refuse additional wealth. When Earl Hall offers her repossessed properties during the war, she understands his responsibility to the family and the fact that other investors would buy them if he did not, but cannot reconcile the family’s increasing fortune with the hardship surrounding them. She declines the assets without openly condemning her father. 915

Abilities & Skills

Mind Reading

As a Sequence 8 Telepathist, Audrey can perceive emotional states, auras, and aspects of a person’s Mental World.

• Detects the chaotic aura and unnaturally calm emotions surrounding Luther at St. Elizabeth Mental Hospital. 135
• Uses emotional inconsistencies to determine that “Cons” is an impostor rather than the real Cons Lee. 355
• Can identify hesitation, jealousy, fear, and concealed motives through subtle behavioral changes. 134 662
• Direct intrusion is dangerous: probing Luther’s mind alerts him and exposes Audrey to his murderous hunger. 135

Psychological Suggestion

After becoming a Psychiatrist, Audrey can influence behavior through targeted suggestions.

• Sends Annie away before her MI9 interview by planting a Psychological Suggestion. 457
• Uses psychological observation as part of her daily interactions, including during Tarot Club gatherings. 624
• Her influence is not universally effective; MI9 officer Mary resists her subtle manipulation while Chuck is more susceptible. 457

Soothing and Emotional Regulation

Audrey can calm disturbed emotions and regulate her own mental state.

• While still a Telepathist, uses her observation of a transformed patient’s condition to help soothe the already-hypnotized creature. The attempt is disrupted when orderlies noisily enter the room. 138
• Uses a Telepathist’s self-regulation to regain composure while discussing the Great Smog’s casualties with her mother. 385
• Applies a Psychiatrist’s Soothing ability to herself after learning of Alfred’s capture. Successfully calming herself contributes to digesting her Potion. 750
• Secretly soothes Countess Hall’s anxiety after the family receives Alfred’s ransom letter. 751
• Repeatedly uses Soothing on herself in the Sea of Collective Subconscious, preventing emotional agitation from exposing her mind to infection by the surrounding sea. 775
• Quickly suppresses an impending scream when Luther unexpectedly appears behind her, allowing her to recognize him and respond coherently. 857

Psychological Observation

Audrey studies abnormal psychology both as an intellectual pursuit and as part of her Acting.

• Observing psychiatric patients helps her understand ordinary human instincts and contributes to digesting her Telepathist Potion. 137
• Compares conventional hypnosis with Beyonder mental abilities while observing Professor Anthony’s consultations. 137
• Maintains contact with Escalante and the Psychology Alchemists despite surpassing Escalante’s Sequence, using the lessons to preserve access to the organization. 605 662
• Describes her exploration of the collective unconscious during a Tarot Club gathering. 477
• Learns that the Spectator Pathway’s higher powers are associated with Imagination and the form of a Mind Dragon, revising her expectations of the pathway’s future development. 683
• Penetrates unusually deeply into the Sea of Collective Subconscious for a Sequence 6, attracting Greed’s praise for her aptitude. 775
• Learns that the pinnacle of her pathway is Visionary and that its advancement ritual involves steering the course of the world. She connects this information with the expanding continental war, though Mr. Fool does not answer her question about the exact conditions of Adam’s advancement. 919

Borrowed Dream Manipulation

During the exploration of Groselle’s Travels, Audrey receives access to higher-Sequence Spectator abilities through Temperance rather than through an advancement of her own.

• Uses her theoretical knowledge to quickly learn how to guide Snowman’s dream. 677 678
• Directs the dream toward the Creator’s image, authorities, and symbols at Luther’s request. 678
• The experience demonstrates her precision in applying psychological theory, but does not establish that she independently possesses these higher-Sequence abilities. 676 677 678

Psychological Treatment

Audrey can apply her knowledge to psychological emergencies, while recognizing the limits imposed by her Sequence.

• Responds to Luther’s request for emergency assistance and examines World in a cold, depressed state. 857
• Acknowledges that she understands a possible treatment in theory but lacks the strength to carry it out herself under the circumstances. 858
• Agrees to guide Luther’s stronger Spectator abilities, beginning by instructing him to use Mind Reading to identify World’s predominant emotions. 858
• World subsequently acknowledges her treatment by offering emergency assistance in return. 877

Social and Political Acumen

Audrey uses noble etiquette, family influence, and carefully directed conversation to gather intelligence without exposing her Beyonder identity.

• Hosts tea parties to obtain MI9 information about the Capim Villa massacre. 188 191
• Negotiates with Countess Hall to hire external Beyonder bodyguards rather than submit to household supervision. 193
• Recognizes suspicious shifts in Backlund’s noble circles before she can identify their cause. 628
• Agrees to monitor growing anti-Feysac sentiment after the Tarot Club compares it with anti-Loen propaganda spreading in Feysac. 629
• Deduces that Church senior deacon Ahab Ishmael is likely Mr. Temperance from the Tarot Club. 674
• Explains the religious affiliations, political connections, and commercial interests of the Hall family’s guests to Luther, helping him understand Backlund’s elite. 690 691
• Recognizes Earl Hall’s plan to use assistance with officers’ ransoms to cultivate relationships with promising members of the Kingdom Fleet. 751
• Uses Susie to gather information near Earl Hall’s study, distinguishing privately reported military setbacks from the optimistic accounts in newspapers. 857
• Combines affectionate family conversation with discreet intelligence gathering, learning about the deadlocked royal succession and Intis’s unexpected military withdrawal from Earl Hall. 1004
• Connects rumors of Roselle’s manifestation with both the upheaval in Intis and George III’s failure, treating his possible return as a hypothesis to report to Mr. Fool. 1004

Financial Management and Patronage

Audrey combines personal wealth with professional review and an increasingly practical understanding of investment.

• Considers the funding, legitimacy, and family support required for Luther’s proposal to establish a factory employing homeless East Borough residents. 313
• Becomes the largest investor in the East Borough textile mill. 354
• Gains control of more than £400,000 in assets after coming of age, with auditors assigned by Earl Hall to assist her. 405
• Purchases property deeds from Fors for £20,000 while requiring her financial staff to inspect them, despite recognizing that Fors has not fully explained the transaction’s purpose. 674
• Invests £8,000 in Bicycle Company shares later used as collateral for a £50,000 loan, and decides to direct the profits toward assistance for East Borough civilians. 705
• Declines ownership of twenty-three repossessed properties worth at least another £100,000, asking Earl Hall to leave them to her brothers instead. 915
• Serves as a director of Dwayne Dantès’s foundation and helps visitors navigate its educational sponsorship work. 971

External Mental Protection

Mr. Fool’s protection provides Audrey with defenses beyond her own Sequence; these are received through prayer rather than innate abilities.

• Before the MI9 interview, receives protection manifested as a sixteen-winged Angel, safeguarding important secrets against possible mental interrogation. 457
• During her encounter with Greed, a lofty presence within her consciousness prevents the Council member from completely examining her mind and discovering the Tarot Club. 775
• Retains her memories of Greed’s interference and can perceive the attached projection despite Greed’s attempt to make her forget through Hypnosis. 779
• Remains safely above the Gray Fog while Temperance confronts the avatar in her bedroom. 785
• After exposure to the dangerous gate beneath the Hall of Truth, returns above the Gray Fog and finds that the sensation of a foreign consciousness awakening within her has disappeared. 684
• Receives protection before Hvin Rambis personally assesses her, preventing him from bringing her completely under his control. 877

Equipment

• Psychiatrist pendant — A golden, eye-shaped Beyonder item made from a Psychiatrist Beyonder Characteristic supplied by Temperance and crafted through Hanged Man’s arrangement. Its soothing effect partially frees Audrey from Nois the Devil’s terror-inducing emotional control. 355
• Notarized bodyguard contract — Formalized the protective arrangement between Audrey and her Beyonder guards while preventing either side from harming the other. 208

Relationships

• Mr. Fool / Klein Moretti — Audrey is a devoted Tarot Club member who seeks his approval before joining the Psychology Alchemists and turns to him during crises. His protection helps conceal her secrets from MI9 and later preserves her awareness against Greed’s manipulation. She does not demonstrate knowledge that Mr. Fool is Klein. His protection subsequently prevents Hvin Rambis from completely controlling her. When she reports her suspicions about Roselle’s return, she notices the absence of the familiar sensation or response to her prayer. 210 355 457 775 779 785 877 1004
• Luther / Temperance / Ahab Ishmael — Audrey first encounters Luther as a terrifying mental-hospital patient, later employs him as a bodyguard and gradually identifies his Tarot Club and Church identities. She also helps arrange psychological treatment for him and supports his factory proposal. Their relationship includes practical cooperation, his criticism of aristocratic indifference, and her awareness of his hidden suffering. During the exploration of Groselle’s Travels, he lends her access to higher-Sequence Spectator abilities. Later, he brings her to treat World and agrees to use his own stronger abilities under her guidance. 135 208 255 284 313 674 677 678 681 690 692 857 858
• World / Klein Moretti — Fellow Tarot Club member and companion during the exploration involving Groselle’s Travels. Audrey thanks World for the warning that helped limit the Great Smog’s devastation. He protects her during their descent into Ankewelt’s city, and the Hall of Truth leads her to infer his close connection with Temperance. She later assists in treating his psychological crisis. In repayment, World offers to help if she faces an emergency, reassuring her after Hvin Rambis’s assessment. 404 677 681 684 857 858 877
• Fors Wall — Friend, fellow Tarot Club member, investigator, and bodyguard. Audrey rewards Fors for dangerous work and later assists her in raising money through a property-deed purchase. 134 354 674
• Xio Derecha — Friend and bodyguard employed alongside Fors. Audrey provides commissions that support Xio’s advancement and relies on her protection during dangerous outings. 134 354
• Cecilia Anderson — Luther’s younger sister and Audrey’s nominal female bodyguard. Audrey welcomes her into the protective arrangement after the Hall family’s assessment and has her accompany her to royal social events. Cecilia’s later absence, together with Luther’s changed behavior and desire for revenge, leads Audrey to suspect that she has died. 205 207 208 211 305
• Susie — Audrey’s intelligent golden retriever and trusted confidante. Susie guards Audrey during private prayers and notices emotional changes in people around them. She also carries Audrey’s secret Lanevus commission to Fors and Xio and possesses Spectator-pathway abilities that Audrey conceals from Escalante. During the war, Susie gathers private military information near Earl Hall’s study and continues to secure Audrey’s privacy before Tarot Club meetings. Her intuitive understanding of Audrey’s needs helps lift Audrey’s spirits after she refuses her father’s gift of properties. 146 457 662 857 915
• Earl Hall — Her father. Audrey carefully uses her understanding of his emotions and political position while concealing her supernatural activities. He praises her financial caution and remains unaware of Greed’s projection when it accompanies her at Hall Castle. He later respects her refusal of additional properties despite finding it puzzling. His political information remains an important source for her understanding of the war and royal succession. 188 457 674 779 915 1004
• Countess Hall — Her protective mother. The Countess imposes security measures after Audrey’s dangerous outings but later praises Audrey’s role in limiting the Great Smog’s devastation. She becomes curious about Audrey’s connection with Ishmael, prompting Earl Hall to discreetly ask about her opinion of him. 193 385 690 732
• Alfred Hall — Her second older brother, a military officer stationed in the Southern Continent. Audrey worries when he is captured by the Blood Bishop and balances family loyalty with her knowledge of Temperance. After his return, she patiently accepts his warnings about Beyonder dangers without revealing her Sequence 6 advancement. His determination to resume colonial campaigning troubles her. His earlier letters also provide indirect information about the Rose School of Thought’s activities, which Audrey extracts through psychological inference rather than an explicit disclosure of military secrets. 518 732 739 750 751 762 774
• Hibbert Hall — Her eldest brother. He assists Earl Hall with ransom arrangements and discreetly leaves Audrey alone with Alfred during a hunt so that Alfred can discuss her Beyonder activities. Audrey easily notices his attempted subtlety. 751 762
• Cons Lee — MI9 acquaintance and friend whose affection for Audrey she recognizes but does not reciprocate romantically. Audrey identifies Nois’s impersonation of him, tries to warn others of the assassination plot, and mourns his death afterward. 355 364 371
• Escalante — Audrey’s nominal psychology tutor and contact within the Psychology Alchemists. Audrey continues attending her lessons to retain access to the organization. Escalante’s inquiry about the Hall family ball later contributes to Audrey’s suspicion that the organization may have influenced the young Duke Negan’s crisis. 605 662 708
• Alger / Hanged Man — Fellow original Tarot Club member, trading intermediary, and source of strategic advice. He helps arrange her Psychiatrist item, supplies the Hallucinatory Wind Chime Tree fruit, and suggests misleading the Psychology Alchemists into believing an Orthodox Church freed her from Greed. 194 306 355 754 787
• Cattleya / Hermit — Fellow Tarot Club member who helps search for Hypnotist materials and warns Audrey that destroying Greed’s avatar does not eliminate the threat from her main body. 605 706 787
• Lady Greed — Psychology Alchemists Council member who rescues Audrey from a dragon’s jaws, then forcibly claims her from Pride. Greed attaches an avatar to Audrey’s mind and attempts to conceal the encounter through Hypnosis. Temperance destroys the avatar, but Greed’s main body remains a potential threat. 777 779 785 787
• Hvin Rambis / Pride — Psychology Alchemists Council member who regards Audrey as a means of influencing the Royal Family. He relinquishes control of her to Greed despite initially describing her political usefulness. Later, as Audrey’s standing in the organization increases, he personally assesses her and attempts to control her; Mr. Fool’s prior protection prevents complete success. 777 877
• Annie — Audrey’s personal maid, responsible for attending to her daily needs and helping manage her schedule. Annie accompanies her to St. Elizabeth Mental Hospital and is attentive enough to notice unusual movements while Audrey sleeps, requiring Audrey to conceal her preparations for secret activities carefully. 134 137 210 677
• Luna — Luther’s cat. After Luna helps rescue two boys from the Pasim Party, Audrey praises her and promises canned deep-sea fish as a reward. 803
• Dwayne Dantès — Founder of the charitable foundation where Audrey serves as a director. She plans to visit the foundation as its work expands to war relief and later greets him there while assisting Melissa Moretti. 857 971
• Melissa Moretti — A Backlund Technical University student whom Audrey assists during her first visit to the foundation. Melissa brings a list of sponsored students and supporting documents on behalf of her supervisor; Audrey introduces her to Dwayne Dantès and asks him to help her. 971

Story Role / Major Arcs

Backlund Investigations

Audrey funds Xio and Fors after their pirate-admiral commission, listens to Fors’s theory about the serial murders, and quietly introduces Xio to Mr. Fool’s honorific name through a hidden note in Noble Heraldry. 134

Her investigation of St. Elizabeth Mental Hospital brings her into contact with Luther. After recklessly using Mind Reading on him, she survives only because he suppresses his urge to Graze her soul. 135

Continuing her visit despite the fright, Audrey observes Professor Anthony’s consultations and senses her Telepathist Potion digesting as she studies psychiatric patients. When a streetwalker undergoing hypnosis describes a Hanged Giant, Audrey recognizes its connection to the True Creator and tries to interrupt the session. The woman transforms before Audrey can prevent it. 137 138

Audrey briefly manages to soothe the transformed patient, but the arrival of armed orderlies provokes renewed violence. An eerie infant’s cry from the creature incapacitates her and knocks Annie and Anthony unconscious. Audrey begins praying to Mr. Fool before Luther intervenes and destroys the threat. 138 139

She later witnesses the supernatural incident involving Lanevus and hides what she knows from official investigators by claiming that she fainted from fear. The incident results in temporary confinement by her mother. 139 143

While confined, she commissions Fors and Xio to investigate Lanevus, offering £1,500 and warning that he carries an evil god’s aura and may be connected to the serial murders. Susie delivers the instructions through a concealed opening in the Hall residence’s wall. 146

Bodyguards and the Psychology Alchemists

After her confinement ends, Audrey persuades her mother to permit independently hired Beyonder bodyguards. Fors and Xio accept the role, while Cecilia and Luther become part of the arrangement after passing the Hall family’s tests. 193 207 208

Fors and Xio’s bodyguard commission pays £20 each time they accompany Audrey. The household assessment is a condition imposed by Countess Hall before she approves their employment. 195

Audrey deliberately requests a Spectator-pathway potion at a clandestine gathering, presenting herself as an inexperienced Beyonder to attract the Psychology Alchemists’ attention. When a Beyonder begins following her, she chooses infiltration over Luther’s proposed interrogation. 208 209

With Mr. Fool’s approval, she joins the Psychology Alchemists while remaining cautious about their hidden goals and influence over Loen’s nobility. 210 518

She subsequently uses Escalante as an intermediary to arrange treatment for Luther’s mental condition. The appointment does not take place because Luther encounters trouble on the way, though he allows the organization to retain his deposit. 255 284

When Luther joins the Tarot Club, Audrey welcomes the addition of a powerful Shepherd. She uses indirect references to Roselle’s Diary to explain the Club’s exchange system and later cooperates with the arrangement to turn his Psychiatrist characteristic into her first personal Beyonder item. 277 284 306 307

During a later gathering hosted by Luther as Mr. A, Audrey recognizes his connection with Temperance and conceals her discovery from Xio. Noticing Cecilia’s absence, she associates it with his increasingly cold behavior and announced revenge against the True Creator, arriving at the suspicion that his sister has suffered a fatal tragedy. 304 305

Capim Villa and Duke Negan

Audrey investigates the Capim Villa massacre through noble and MI9 contacts. She privately suspects Luther’s involvement but reports her deduction only to Mr. Fool because of her promise not to expose him. 191 194

During the plot against Duke Negan, Audrey identifies Nois the Devil’s impersonation of Cons Lee by noticing the absence of Cons’s feelings toward her. Though immobilized by supernatural terror, her Psychiatrist pendant restores enough control for her to send Fors and Xio to warn the Churches and pray to Mr. Fool. 355

In her prayer, Audrey specifically begs Mr. Fool to send his Blessed to save her friend. When Mr. Fool relays the prayer to Luther, its details allow him to identify Audrey Hall as Justice before their later undisguised meeting in Groselle’s Travels. 356

Cons’s subsequent death leaves Audrey visibly subdued at the Tarot Club and marks a turning point in her understanding of the Beyonder world’s cost. 371

Earl Hall informs her that both Cons and Duke Negan died and that Cons’s family also suffered misfortune. Her inability to save her friend despite sending warnings and seeking Mr. Fool’s help reveals the limits of her current power. 364

The Great Smog

Audrey helps relay warning information to the Churches and authorities before the Great Smog reaches its full scale. Although more than ten thousand East Borough residents die, her actions help prevent an even larger catastrophe. 385

Afterward, she resolves to advance beyond Telepathist, believing greater strength is necessary to protect others. 385 405

At her coming-of-age ball, she observes the contrast between the nobles’ celebratory mood and the recent mass deaths. She later leaves the palace under an excuse and follows Luther’s attack on the Royal Family far enough to witness the battle from its edge. 390 397

At a subsequent Tarot Club gathering, she thanks World for the warning and questions Temperance about his denunciation of the king. He avoids directly answering her questions about the Royal Family’s involvement. 404

Later Development

Audrey advances to Sequence 7 Psychiatrist and continues using both the Tarot Club and the Psychology Alchemists to pursue materials for Sequence 6 Hypnotist. 662 706

At a Hall family ball, she confirms that the Evernight Church’s Ahab Ishmael is Luther by using the distinctive greeting tone she employs above the Gray Fog. Both preserve their public disguises rather than acknowledging the connection openly. 690

Her continued growth also includes improved financial judgment. She purchases Fors’s property deeds only after arranging professional scrutiny and recognizes the social cost behind the financial gains provided through her family’s investments. 674 705

Groselle’s Travels and the Hall of Truth

Audrey participates in the exploration involving Groselle’s Travels with World and Temperance. Once inside the book’s world, the Gray Fog no longer conceals her appearance, and Luther directly recognizes her as Audrey. She likewise connects his familiar face with Temperance, the Blood Bishop, Alexander Gascoigne, and Kafka Anderson. 677

In Pesot City, the group finds the Third Epoch ascetic Snowman. After Luther puts him to sleep, Audrey uses borrowed higher-Sequence abilities to guide his dream, drawing on her psychological training to investigate the Creator’s image and associated symbols. 677 678

During an encounter with a dragon’s remnant, World carries Audrey away while Luther remains behind to fight. They enter the palace of Ankewelt, the Dragon of Imagination, where the Hall of Truth makes their thoughts audible. Audrey infers that Luther is Temperance’s real name and recognizes his close relationship with World. 681

Luther’s arrival exposes an inner voice filled with pain and hatred that he himself cannot hear. Audrey is horrified by this hidden suffering, and the experience later informs her belief that his pursuit of strength and revenge leaves little room for romance. 681 732

The exploration also expands her understanding of her own pathway. Learning that Imagination belongs to the Spectator Pathway causes her to reconsider the progression from psychological scholar to a dragon-like higher existence. Before sharing the group’s experiences at a later Tarot Club meeting, she seeks her companions’ permission. 683 706

The Hall of Truth gives visible form to her thoughts, producing a phantom dragon dressed in her clothing when she imagines her possible future form. She also notices a hidden passage and summons light through thought, revealing ancient bronze doors below. These manifestations occur within the unusual environment of the Hall rather than establishing new independent abilities. 683

When the gate’s influence threatens to awaken an alien consciousness within her, World envelops her with his spirit body and ends the summoning, returning them above the Gray Fog. Audrey finds the intrusive sensation gone, thanks Mr. Fool, and immediately asks after Temperance’s safety. 684

The Hall Family Ball and Hidden Manipulation

Audrey helps Luther identify important guests and understand their religious, political, and commercial connections at the Hall family ball. Their conversation about the East Borough’s vulnerability during rainy weather deepens her shame over the distance between aristocratic comfort and the conditions endured by the poor. 690 691 692

The event is disrupted when Duke Sival Negan kills industrial magnate Framis Cage. Audrey witnesses the aftermath before Earl Hall directs her to look after her mother. Following the incident, she remains cautious about attending the Tarot Club while Church of Steam investigators are involved. 692 705

Luther’s theory that Adam may influence both the Twilight Hermit Order and the Psychology Alchemists alarms her. She connects Escalante’s prior inquiry about the ball with Framis’s death and the troubles of the Negan family, but these connections remain suspicions rather than established proof. Trust in Mr. Fool and the Tarot Club helps her regain composure and resolve to proceed more carefully. 708

Alfred’s Capture and Advancement to Hypnotist

The Hall family learns that Alfred’s fleet has been defeated and its officers captured by the Blood Bishop. Audrey’s knowledge that the captor is Temperance creates a conflict between family loyalty and her Tarot Club connections. She uses Soothing on herself and later on her anxious mother while Earl Hall arranges the £100 ransom requested in Alfred’s letter. 750 751

At the Tarot Club, Alger supplies the fruit of a Hallucinatory Wind Chime Tree, completing Audrey’s search for a needed Hypnotist ingredient. She subsequently prepares and consumes the Potion, reaching Sequence 6. 754 762

During a family hunt, Alfred warns her about madness, corruption, and hidden existences, assuming she remains a low-Sequence beginner. Audrey recognizes his sincere concern and conceals that she has already surpassed him in Sequence. She then learns that he intends to return to the Southern Continent early to earn military merit and vindicate his campaign after the King of Blood’s accusations. 762

His departure leaves Audrey concerned that their ideals may eventually clash. Earl Hall interprets her mood as sadness over her brother’s absence and takes her to the countryside, where a nearby village’s dragon legend draws her into another supernatural investigation. 774

Lady Greed’s Avatar

Audrey’s countryside adventure brings her into contact with Lady Greed, a red-haired, golden-eyed Council member of the Psychology Alchemists. Greed enters her island of consciousness, but Mr. Fool’s prior protection prevents her from seeing all of Audrey’s secrets. 775

After rescuing Audrey from a dragon’s jaws, Greed explains the symbolism of a strange city inhabited by human-dressed animals representing beastly desires. Audrey attempts to leave, but Greed immobilizes her and persuades Pride, Hvin Rambis, to hand her over. Pride’s stated intention to use Audrey to influence the Royal Family makes clear that the Council members view her as a political asset. 777

Greed attaches an illusory projection to Audrey’s mind and uses Hypnosis to make her forget the encounter. Mr. Fool’s protection allows Audrey to retain her memories and perceive the projection. At Hall Castle, she hides her fear behind a complaint about her musty room, suspects that she is being used as a surveillance node, and waits for Monday’s Tarot Club gathering to seek help without endangering her family. 779

Upon arriving above the Gray Fog, Audrey urgently reports that she has been possessed. Mr. Fool displays an image of the intruder to the Club, and Temperance recognizes her resemblance to Miss M, suspecting a connection to Ivanova Einhorn. With Mr. Fool’s permission, he travels through the Spirit World aboard Antiya to confront the avatar while Audrey remains safely above the Gray Fog. 785

Watching from above the Gray Fog, Audrey sees the avatar attempt to notify its main body and realizes the danger this could pose to the Tarot Club’s secrecy. Temperance interrupts the attempt. She is also struck by his ability to contain the confrontation within her bedroom without Annie, standing immediately outside, detecting it. 786

After the avatar’s destruction, Temperance states that he prevented it from sending a message, leaving Greed aware only that the avatar has disappeared. Cattleya warns that Greed’s main body remains free and may target Audrey again. Audrey also fears that the Psychology Alchemists will suspect another faction is backing her, threatening her position as an informant and the secrecy of the Tarot Club. 787

Alger recommends openly visiting an Orthodox Church cathedral to redirect suspicion toward Church protection. Audrey feels uneasy about using the Evernight Goddess as a shield, but recognizes the plan’s potential to protect her and make the Psychology Alchemists more restrained in their dealings with her. She thanks him and agrees to consider the suggestion; no completed cathedral visit is established at this point. 787

Luna’s Rescue of the Abducted Boys

During Luna’s independent adventure, a carriage carrying two abducted boys crashes beside Audrey’s coach. Leonard defeats the cult leader confronting Luna, while Fors and Xio subdue the pursuing Pasim Party members. Audrey recognizes Luna’s role in saving the children, praises her, and promises canned deep-sea fish as a reward. 803

Emergency Treatment and Hvin Rambis’s Assessment

As the war worsens, Audrey sends Susie to listen near Earl Hall’s study and learns of Loen’s military defeats, the danger to Constant City, and the possibility of Feynapotter joining the conflict. Rejecting the newspapers’ exaggerated optimism, she prepares to visit Dwayne Dantès’s foundation, which has expanded its assistance to people wounded in the war. 857

Before she leaves, Luther unexpectedly appears behind her and requests help with an emergency psychological patient. Audrey initially assumes he is seeking treatment for himself, but he takes her through the Spirit World to an inn in the Southern Continent, where she finds Gehrman Sparrow sitting in a rocking chair in a cold, depressed state. 857

Audrey understands a possible treatment but cannot perform it herself with her current strength. Luther therefore offers to apply his more powerful Spectator abilities under her direction. With World’s condition deteriorating, she agrees and begins by instructing Luther to identify his predominant emotions through Mind Reading. 858

Her increasing standing within the Psychology Alchemists subsequently brings a personal assessment by Hvin Rambis, the organization’s person in charge of Backlund. Mr. Fool’s advance protection prevents Rambis from completely controlling her, but the encounter leaves her under considerable pressure. After she reports it to the Tarot Club, World offers emergency assistance as repayment for her earlier treatment, earning her heartfelt gratitude. 877

Wartime Charity and Refusal of Additional Wealth

Earl Hall later offers Audrey ownership of twenty-three repossessed properties, a transfer that would increase her assets by at least £100,000. Troubled that her family is growing richer while war drives others into hardship, Audrey declines and asks him to give the assets to her brothers. She recognizes her father’s obligations to the family but remains unable to accept the gift comfortably. 915

Afterward, Susie senses her dejection and instinctively secures the bedroom so she can attend the Tarot Club. Audrey regains enough composure to greet the members in her usual lively manner and notices that Cattleya appears unusually worried. 915

At a later gathering, Audrey learns that Visionary, the highest Sequence of her pathway, requires steering the course of the world as part of its advancement ritual. She connects Adam’s advancement with the spreading war and asks whether engulfing the continent in conflict would complete it. Mr. Fool ends the meeting without answering, leaving the precise requirement unresolved for her. 919

Audrey also serves as a director of Dwayne Dantès’s foundation. When Melissa Moretti arrives with educational sponsorship documents on behalf of her university supervisor, Audrey helps her and introduces her to Dantès, explaining the purpose of her visit. 971

Intis’s Withdrawal and Suspicions of Roselle’s Return

During the continuing war and the dispute over Loen’s royal succession, Audrey welcomes Earl Hall home and uses their conversation to learn about the political situation. He explains that conservative and reformist nobles remain divided over their preferred candidates for the throne, delaying the coordination of the war effort. 1004

Earl Hall also reports that Intis has unexpectedly withdrawn its advancing troops, apparently because of a severe internal disturbance. His half-joking reference to rumors that Roselle has manifested divine power leads Audrey to suspect that the former Black Emperor has returned. She considers this a possible explanation for both Intis’s upheaval and George III’s failure, but the connection remains her inference rather than confirmed knowledge. 1004

Audrey conceals her shock, leaves the conversation naturally, and returns to her bedroom to report the intelligence through prayer. Unlike her familiar experiences of communicating with Mr. Fool, she receives no apparent response or recognizable sensation. 1004

Notable Quotes

“I am inclined to join them, but I don't know what your opinion is.” 210

“Only by constantly moving forward in the Beyonder world could she better protect her family and more innocent people.” 405

“His Excellency Ishmael is indeed a gentleman of depth and presence. But I don't think there is room for anyone else in his heart.” 732

“...Mr. Hanged Man, thank you for your suggestion. I'll consider it.” 787

“Father, I already have enough assets.” 915

“Please leave this money to my two elder brothers instead.” 915

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