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In order to make their way to The Underworld and save Julia’s shade, Julia and Quentin need the help of an Ancient One. Which is...
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A DRAGON! THEY MET A DRAGON! In exchange for getting Julia and Quentin to the underworld and back, the Ancient One requires a gift: the magic button to Fillory.
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Back in Fillory, Eliot prepares for the arrival of his future throuple husband, King Idri. Also, Fen is missing, having been kidnapped by the Fairies. WHEN IS MARGO GOING TO TELL HIM?!
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The Underworld isn’t heaven or hell, it’s kind of where your soul goes before it’s ready to pass on. But the workers here do NOT look kindly on those without their shades (which is physically manifested as a giant hole in, well, your middle).
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As if all the Fairy drama wasn’t enough, after King Idri and the Lorians arrived at Castle Whitespire A TON OF PEOPLE TURNED INTO RATS! What? Why? What's happening?
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Penny and Kady continue to have sex in their dreams and begin to plot ways to figure out how Penny can get into the Poison Room to grab that God-killing book.
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Penny is also curious as to what became of Reynard’s son, Senator Gaines. After disappearing with Reynard, the senator went right back to work. With his father by his side teaching him how to use his demigod powers…. This can’t be good.
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In the search for her shade, Julia has the idea to call on the Free Traders! Remember them? Julia’s coven that got killed by Reynard! They have a map of what they know of the Underworld, but have no clue where they keep the shades…
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But Richard (whose body back on Earth is being inhabited by Reynard. Whom Julia was low-key in love with. That guy.) may have a plan to help them out. He creates a diversion so Quentin and Julia can sneak into the Underworld office and find out that the shades are kept at Hades and Persephone's house.
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Quentin and Julia made it to Elysium and with the help of one of the many disconnected shades in the house (who use magic to create adorable miracles back on Earth.) Also? Julia discovers something HUGE. Our Lady Underground, who’s invocation actually brought Reynard and death, is REAL!!!
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Meet Sylvia. She is Penny’s supervisor at the Neitherlands Library. She’s also kind of a smart ass and decides to help get the head librarian's name for Penny so he can find her book, which hopefully has the way into the Poison Room.
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With magic going completely nuts, Eliot decides to “trufie” (truth-roofie) his closest advisors to see if one of them is behind the mayhem. The advisors come clean about some minor infractions but Margo finally let’s lose the truth about the Fairies and is promptly sent to the dungeons.
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Penny finds out the head librarian's name only to discover that her book has been relocated to…? You guessed it! The Poison Room. Luckily, Sylvia also wants in so the two ultimately join forces!
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The whole mess in Fillory is all Margo’s fault, but she is not one to leave her messes for others to clean up for her. She's determined to fix this, and so takes a potion that transports her to the Fairy realm. Fingers crossed she makes it back alive!
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After a quick search through the house, Julia and her shade are reunited! YAY! But Julia’s isn’t the only shade they find…
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ALICE'S SHADE! When her body turned into a niffin, her shade must have been brought to the Underworld! Julia sacrifices her own shade for Alice's. It’s against the rules, but it has to be done.