Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow

Morrigan is surprised to see Jupiter at her class meeting on civic tasks. Their meeting is awkward, as she is happy to see him but still angry. Holliday intends to keep Morrigan from associating with the Darlings for a while, as she is worried that Morrigan might become a target of investigation because she is an outsider. Jupiter, too, wants to keep her safe, and Morrigan argues with him. She feels Jupiter is still treating her like a child, and she insists that she is a teenager. She meets with Cadence, who has learned that Margot Darling bought all the wedding photos. Morrigan decides that she will attend Dario’s memorial after all, as it will give her a chance to search for the photos.

Once again, Morrigan uses what she calls her reach, the magical extension of her hands, to smuggle Cadence through the waterfall gate that surrounds the Silver District. As a mesmerist, Cadence can blend into the background, and Aunt Margot keeps forgetting that she is there. Cadence notes several dragonriders in attendance at Dario’s memorial. The Rinaldi family includes Dario’s parents, his tight-lipped brother, Cosimo, and his younger sister, Vesta, who uses a mechanical eight-legged chair.