Summary

Chapter Five starts as Tamsin looks for information on the Servant's price. Three boys watch her, but only one named Septimus approaches when she calls them out. When he starts asking what Nash left Cabell, she calls for the Librarian to force him to leave. Then, as Tamsin consults her near perfect memory, she considers folklore and fairytales. One of the working cats knocks off a book about Camelot and Tamsin realizes Lancelot is French for the servant. It tells of the Dispel Ring; a relic that can break any curse, but can only be claimed by killing the previous owner. While Nash gave up on it, Tamsin realizes Madrigal and Emrys both believe it exists

Unable to find Myfanwy's Immortality that could tell her more, she hides in the loft. Septimus says the council wants the ring and silences his...