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ExtraOrdinary Wizard. Of course, he doesn’t know it’s not mine to offer, but that is beside the point. It worked. He told me the Queenling has gone to stay with her aunt in the Marram Marshes. I went straight around to the barracks to see Gerald. Gerald not pleased at being woken. Said the information was of no use to him at all. But I suspected something. I am no fool, whatever Mother may say. I waited outside Gerald’s window and I saw him get out his maps of the Marshes. Ha! I know what he’s up to—he’s going to take the credit himself. I’ll go and see DD first thing tomorrow and I’ll scrap that little plan. Oh yes.
    10:00 A.M . W EDNESDAY
    Just returned from the Wizard Tower. Got there as soon as I could, but it takes so long to dress in the mornings. I do think appearance is so important, and especially when striding purposefully along Wizard Way one has to create a good impression. As it turned out, it’s a good thing I was a little late. Gerald had gotten there first and I heard all about it from that peaky-looking Apprentice that DD keeps out on the landing. DD threw Gerald out! Literally! Called him a bumbling fool and much worse. Oh joy. This has quite made my day.
    2:00 A.M . T HURSDAY
    My nerves will not take any more. Summoned to the Wizard Tower at midnight. Was convinced I was going to be CONSUMED. But all the disgusting old fraud wanted to do was to show me some tacky blue amulet thing around his fat, sweaty neck. Got it off old Overstrand apparently. Well, good for him, although I can’t say that it suits him; he looks better in black. Anyway, that at least means my plan has worked—at last—and she’s in Dungeon Number One now. Rather her than me. I left feeling a little more secure about the CONSUMED threat, but until we get the Message Rat I will not rest easy.
    S ATURDAY
    Well, well, they’ve got the rat. Rat has been taken away for questioning, but seeing as it has had its Confidential status withdrawn that should not be a problem.
    S UNDAY
    Wretched rat proving difficult. Have had it shoved in a cage and put under the floor. It will come to its senses soon enough—I hope. Am very jumpy today. Locked myself in the bathroom in case DD’s guards came for me.
    M ONDAY
    Gerald looking very smug. Came up and whispered that he doesn’t need any kind of rat—Heap or otherwise—he knows where the old witch is and as soon as the thaw sets in they’ll be off. When I asked him which old witch, he just smiled and tapped the side of his nose in his usual I-know-something-that-you-don’t kind of way. Just like all the kids used to do when I was at school…except I showed them . Now I know everything .
    2:00 P.M . W EDNESDAY
    Ungrateful little tick has gone! Escaped. Found the door wide open. Should never have unchained him; I am far too nice for my own good. Mother always said that—no, actually, come to think of it, Mother never did say I was too nice…Have set the guards after him. He’ll regret this.

L INDA L ANE
    L INDA L ANE was born in the Port. She was an only child and her parents moved to the Castle when she was seven. They found a couple of rooms in the Ramblings near the rooftop gardens and sent Linda to the Orange Elementary School.
    Linda was a pretty child with long blond hair and blue eyes. She easily made friends, but she did not keep them. She would quickly make a best friend, and then as soon as she had found out all her friend’s secrets, she would dump her and move on to another friend, who became the recipient for those secrets—and in return told her own. Linda worked her way around the class in this fashion until at last everyone realized what was going on. And that was the end of any friends for Linda Lane.
    Linda became a lonely child. She had nothing to do but hang around trying to overhear conversations. She even got into the habit of doing that with her family, and one day she caused her own mother to be arrested and thrown into a dungeon. Linda had