Accomplice to the Villain

Evie urges Trystan to find Kingsley. Trystan has hesitated to join the search because of Fowler’s reward, but Evie tells him not to worry about spending the night with her. Together, the two venture out and find Kingsley dangling from a dangerous tree branch.

Evie tries to save Kingsley from falling, but Trystan rushes in to protect her. Evie ends up slipping and falling herself.

As Gideon and Keeley approach the palace to find the guvre, Gideon finally confronts her about being a traitor. He found letters addressed to her signed from “The King,” and thinks she is colluding with King Benedict. Keeley insists she is loyal to The Villain’s cause, explaining that the letters are actually from her father.

Trystan and Evie manage to recover themselves and save Kingsley. They return to the gathering, and Fowler announces that Trystan has won a night with Evie. A mortified Trystan panics.

Evie and Trystan retreat to their bedchamber. Evie teases Trystan about being embarrassed to spend the night with her. She then takes a long bath, wondering how she’ll tamp down her desire for the entire night.

In Fowler’s library, Clare studies many books and letters, searching for clues to the prophecy. The yellow ink on one of the notes from Griffin to Lyssa intrigues her. Tatianna and Kingsley join her, remarking on the mysterious ink, too. However, just as the ink is about to reveal some new information, Kingsley accidentally knocks a bottle of black ink over onto it. Afterwards, Clare and Tatianna decide to explore Fowler’s manor. With Kingsley in tow, they discover a secret passageway.

Trystan tries to control his desire to be with Evie. When she emerges from the bath, he glimpses her naked body. He gives her his shirt to wear because she doesn’t have any bedclothes. Evie flirts with him, and he kisses her.

Trystan tells Evie how much he wants to be with her. Evie reciprocates the sentiment, and they kiss for a long time, but decide not to have sex.

Gideon and Keeley make it to the palace. They sneak into the underground passageway in search of the guvre. While waiting for the opportune moment to enter, Keeley tells Gideon about her difficult family life. Her father abandoned her, though now he often resurfaces, insisting he is a supreme leader. Keeley doesn’t trust him. Meanwhile, her mother was never affectionate; as punishment, she would chop off Keeley’s hair. Keeley eventually escaped her family and found refuge with Trystan. She sorted his files until she was 17, when she started training as a guard. A screech interrupts Keeley’s story. She and Gideon wonder if it’s the guvre giving birth.

Becky confides in Nura about her frustrations with Roland and Renna. While chatting, she plays with the memory plant. When she accidentally breaks off a petal, some of Nura’s former starlight magic shoots out. Blade races in to see what’s happening. Becky professes her love for him and flees with the plant. She then drops it and more magic shoots out, striking Blade. A half-conscious Blade looks up at Becky and professes his love, too.

Clare and Tatianna discuss their relationship while wandering down the secret tunnel. Tatianna blames Clare and Trystan’s mother, Amara, for keeping her and Clare apart. Amara didn’t approve of their relationship. She also taught her children to see the world in black and white, instead of in full color. Suddenly, they see the magic wand they need hanging on the dungeon wall. They grab the wand just as the walls start closing in.

Tatianna, Clare, and Kingsley burst into Trystan and Evie’s room to show them the wand. The companions decide it’s time to leave, but run into Fowler on their way out.

Fowler says the companions can leave with the wand, but they should know how it works first. Fowler broke the wand years ago, turning half of it into a pair of glass slippers, which are now in Amara’s possession. To reverse Kingsley’s curse, they must find an enchantress to don the slippers and carry the wand.

On their way back into the forest, Evie and Trystan come upon a phoenix that keeps attacking them. Trystan fights back, but Evie takes a different tack. She hugs and comforts the phoenix, immediately endearing herself to the bird.

Watching Evie with the phoenix, Trystan is overcome by love for her. He tamps down his emotions so they can continue their journey. They rejoin Clare and Tatianna; all four decide to seek out Tatianna’s father, Jellyfish Jones, for help getting to Amara’s house.

Gideon and Keeley attack and kill the guards watching the guvre. They race back into the tunnel, trying to decide how to proceed.

Evie and her companions arrive at the Lilac Sea, where Jellyfish Jones welcomes them onto his pink boat. He hears their plan and agrees to help with their mission. Then Trystan leads Evie into a small room and sneakily locks her inside to keep her safe. Evie is furious.

On deck, Kingsley observes Trystan, Tatiana, Clare, and Jellyfish Jones together. He muses on his friendships while growing increasingly lethargic. Suddenly, a cannonball sails through the air towards the boat. Tatianna frees Evie from her chamber. Back on deck, the companions discover that pirates are attacking them.