Part One - Chapter Two: A Declaration, Chapter Three: The Scepter of the Seasons Summary

Chapter Two: Alone in her room, Meghan sobs into her pillow. She feels betrayed by Ash, who clearly does not love her. She misses her friend, Puck, famously of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. He had been sent to the mortal world by Oberon to look after Meghan, and she knew him then as Robbie Goodfell. Puck defied Oberon by helping Meghan find Ethan and fight the Iron King, He had been injured, and Meghan was forced to leave him behind to heal. She feels guilty about abandoning him, and she hopes Puck is not dead. Tiaothin arrives and teases Meghan about being in love with Ash. She tells Meghan that Ash is in love with someone else...