Summary

In Chapter 17, Bri and Angie have an honest talk. Bri is worried that being at her biological home will hurt Angie and Thandie. She says, “I didn't come here because I wanted to know more about my birth family. I came here because I knew it could help us out.” Angie says the two are not mutually exclusive. At the end of the conversation, Bri feels better. Bri goes to the hidden room behind the fireplace. The desk has the same crest from the drawing Mrs. Redmond gave her. When Bri finds three lines etched into the wood, she presses it to open a hidden compartment that has a sketchbook including a drawing of the Absyrtus Heart and a recipe for “The Living Elixir.” She finds a note in which someone laments the responsibility of protecting the Absyrtus Heart. She also finds a...