When Isaac and Amelie walked through the door and back into the armory, the others swarmed to them.

“Is everyone here okay?” Isaac asked. “Colin, are you all right?”

Colin nodded and whispered, “I want to find Canut.”

“We’ll find him,” Amelie said, patting his shoulder.

“What happened?” Kat asked. “Did you find the antidote?”

Isaac showed them his leg, and said, “If it wasn’t for Amelie—”

She interrupted him. “Isaac is Guardian now. The Guardian of the Vault.”

“Brilliant,” said Leo.

“And I’m going to be an Artifact Hunter,” said Amelie with a smile.

“What’s an Artifact Hunter? It sounds amazing,” Colin said. “Can I be one, too?”

“I am hoping we will all be part of the team, when we get through this,” Isaac said. “There’s a lot to talk about, but first we have one big problem still to deal with. Moloch.”

“Tell us about Moloch, again,” Kat said.

“He’s the one that spelled me,” Amelie said. “He’s horrible. Evil.”

“And he stole me,” said Colin. “I can still feel him reading me. My memories. Thoughts. Feelings.” Colin shivered.

“Leo,” Isaac said, “what do you know about him?”

Leo shook his head. “He’s not in any of the books.”

Isaac said, “He told me he was banished by his own people to live with the Unseelie. It seems he has taken up Unseelie qualities.”

“Well, if he’s gone completely to the Unseelie side,” said Leo, “it won’t be easy to get rid of him. He could probably put us all in a spell and make us do anything he wanted. He might even, well, he might, um, take us. You know, like a true not-going-to-say-it. He might harvest us, as they say.”

The armory was still, silent, cold as death.

Leo cleared his throat. “Except maybe you, Isaac. Your gift might hold him off.”

“Maybe,” Isaac said. Maybe. “But if we stick together . . . I think we need a plan.”

“If you can help me, Isaac,” Kat said, “I might be able to work a spell over him. I could possibly undo some of his power. Or send him back to the Realm of Faerie.”

“I have an idea, too,” said Amelie. “I can work with the ghost knights. They can give us some protection.” She motioned to Bedwyr, whose visor flashed blue. The flash was echoed up and down the ranks of knights in the armory.

“I don’t have any ideas at the moment,” said Leo, and he shrugged.

“Leo,” said Isaac, “I have a feeling you will come up with something when we need you the most.”

Leo turned beet red.

“Well,” Colin said, “I’ve been there, being possessed by him, and even though I don’t want to go through that again, I’m with you. Maybe I can talk to that dire wolf.”

Isaac nodded at small Colin, standing up bravely.

Kat murmured, “We’ve got to try,” and Amelie murmured agreement.