By the time Brook was fed and Jaspar returned to the bridal party she found that Lady Marie had apparently changed her mind. She was now in a wedding dress and was getting her hair attend to by Lady Joanna. The Countess was not to be seen.
‘What has happened? Are you now going to go through with this wedding?’
‘I love Lord Marcus. I am going to marry Lord Marcus’ Lady Marie sounded quite robotic.
Jaspar was surprised ‘You changed your mind?’
‘I love Lord Marcus. I am going to marry Lord Marcus’
‘Lady Marie. Are you alright?’
‘I love Lord Marcus. I am going to marry Lord Marcus’
Jaspar addressed Lady Felicity ‘What’s going on? Is she alright?’
'She refused to co-operate after you had left. The Countess took her to see Lady Sascheme. When she returned she was like this. This is all she says. At least she is now co-operative’
‘Lady Sascheme! Is she here?’ Jaspar was alarmed. Lady Sascheme was probably the most powerful witch in the land. She was the power behind the rebel committee.
‘I love Lord Marcus. I am going to marry Lord Marcus’ Marie droned as if to reply.
‘Yes all the committee are here. They are investing the new Duke and presiding over the wedding. Help us. We need to fetch the Lady Marie’s tiara.
Thoughts ran through Jaspar’s mind. All the committee were here! If she had a bomb she could blow them up! If she had a sword she could at least take out some of them! Or could she? In her current body she could barely lift a sword. She would have no hope against the guards and she did not have a bomb. Richard could best her even when she was a big strong male. She had no chance at present.
But she did have Anya’s amulet, tucked between her breasts. The amulet had proven it could turn multiple people into infants. Could Jaspar use the amulet to change the entire committee into babies? If so she could win the war in one afternoon.