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-[gentle music playing] -[ducks quacking]
[birds chirping]
-[Kyra breathing heavily] -[Darra] Hi.
[Darra] Thought you might be a little bit thirsty after last night.
Thanks. The dancing did get pretty energetic.
-I had a great time. -Me too. [chuckles softly]
So I was, uh…
I was wondering if maybe you'd like to do something?
You mean go out?
Yeah, but low-key, because if Imogen gets a hint,
-I'll never hear the end of it. -[chuckles]
Well, my dad and I usually have lunch together on Sundays.
Why don't you come over?
Lunch with your stepdad wasn't really what I had in mind.
You said you wanted low-key. [chuckles softly]
Besides, you'll have to deal with him eventually.
-Hmm. -[Kyra chuckles]
See you at 12:30, and thanks for the juice.
-[romantic music playing] -[birds chirping]
[whimsical music playing]
[swooshes]
[Sean] Come in, Apinya.
-Take a seat. -[ominous music playing]
Is there a problem?
I thought you should know that I've lodged an appeal against Maxwell's dismissal.
-[clock ticking] -Why would you do that?
It's my understanding that Maxwell's magical experiment
caused considerable damage, and put the students at risk.
Well, one mistake shouldn't cancel out years of impeccable service.
I thought it only fair to warn you that if my appeal is successful,
your time at the school will end.
I'm making good progress with the students, particularly Kyra.
It would be a shame to cut that relationship short.
I understand. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news.
-When might that be? -Hopefully in the next few days.
[ominous music playing]
[Lily] It's just not the same without the professor.
[Darra] I never thought I'd say this, but I miss him.
Apinya's a good teacher.
I thought you of all people would miss Maxwell the most.
I do miss him, but I've admired Apinya's work for a very long time.
-What's that? -Apinya's first book, very hard to find.
-I'm gonna ask her to sign it. -Teacher's pet.
[scoffs]
A History of Lost Magical Kingdoms. How can a kingdom get lost?
I mean, I lose a sock sometimes, but an entire kingdom?
-It's just careless. -[swooshes]
-Good morning, class. -[book thudding]
First up, a reminder that your homework assignments
are due by the end of the day.
This morning, we will read and discuss
Shapeshifting: How to be Someone You're Not.
Where's Kyra?
I hope she's not still suffering after the swarm attack.
She's fine. She's home having some me time.
-How did the swarm even get out? -It wasn't my fault.
Who said it was?
Things go wrong, Imogen always blames me.
Two words, Lily, birthday cake.
I didn't mess up the cake, and I'm going to prove it.
-Good luck with that. -Give it a rest, Imogen.
Fine, but then we're back to your question.
How did the swarm get out?
The simplest explanation is that the container was damaged,
perhaps as a result of Maxwell's reckless experimentation.
Now, let's start on chapter 12.
[scoffs] The professor was never reckless,
and the simplest explanation isn't always the right one.
True, but the swarm is aggressive.
It may have just forced its way out of the container.
And overpowered you and attacked Kyra?
-That must've been scary. -It was.
How exactly did the swarm overpower you?
I mean, you're meant to be some kind of magical expert, right?
Professor at the Bangkok University of Magic?
They don't give a position like that to some hobgoblin.
-[Ruksy] Imogen! -[Darra] Imogen's right.
You knew about the swarm, you must've had some idea on how to defeat it.
-Is that my book? -Yes, I was hoping you'd sign it.
It would be my pleasure.
[Apinya sighs]
[ominous music playing]
I'm most impressed, Ruksy. A History of Lost Magical Kingdoms
isn't on most teenagers' must-read list.
Now, if you can please start on chapter 12.
-[birds chirping] -[leaves rustling]
[Kyra] Hey, Dad! Doing a good job there.
[Steve] Thanks, sweetheart.
[Kyra] I'm really glad we moved here. It's so peaceful.
I think your mom would have liked it.
Me too.
Hey, is it okay for a friend to come over for lunch?
-Sure. Mathilda? -No.
Do you remember Darra? He was over one day shooting hoops.
Oh, yeah. Nice boy.
-[soft music playing] -[chuckles softly]
-How about I do a big barbecue? -You don't have to go to any trouble.
Sandwiches, then.
Okay , you can put in a bit of effort. Just not too much, okay?
I hear and obey.
-[leaves rustling] -[birds chirping]
It's not right, Ladder.
Imogen thinks I'm just a pair of wings with a wand,
but I'm more than that. I'm a pair of wings with a brain.
[Ladder creaks]
I'm going to show Imogen what a brain with wings can do.
[whimsical music playing]
-Brain with wings. [chuckles] -[Ladder creaks]
-[mystical music playing] -[Ladder creaks loudly]
-[music intensifies] -Yes, Ladder, I see it too.
[ominous music playing]
-[Darra] Where's Apinya? -In the stacks. Why?
Could you give this to her?
-It's my protective penumbra assignment. -Why can't you give it to her?
I'm going to Kyra's for lunch, and I need to go home and get changed.
Oh, dressing up. This must be serious.
It's with her father. I wanna make a good impression.
-I know a little spell. -No magic.
[sighs]
When you hand that in, please don't mention the swarm.
You were pretty tough on Apinya this morning.
For good reason.
Maybe, but I don't want her marking me down.
[chuckles softly]
-[ominous music playing] -[footsteps approaching]
Imogen, I'm afraid we had a little misunderstanding this morning.
I didn't mean to imply misconduct on Maxwell's part.
It's simply that my priority is the welfare of my students.
-So? -Right now, I'm worried about Kyra,
particularly after all that she and Darra have been through together.
-Been through? -[chuckles] It's all right, Imogen.
I know about their search to find the Temple of the Purple Lotus.
Kyra asked me to help make sense of the visions she's been having.
-They're very disturbing. -That's one word for them.
During the swarm incident, Kyra had another vision.
Did she mention it?
-No. -Are you sure?
-Yes. -[Apinya] What about Darra?
They seem to be spending a lot of time together.
-Darra doesn't tell me everything. -Can you ask him?
I can't help Kyra if I'm not fully informed.
Sure, whatever.
Getting into the DMI is very important to you, isn't it?
It's what I've always wanted.
You're getting very good grades, but that's no guarantee of entry.
It helps to have a sponsor, someone who can speak on your behalf.
I'd be happy to be that person, if I was certain that I could trust you.
[ominous music playing]
Keeping secrets is no way to earn that trust.
Are you sure that Kyra said nothing about her vision?
Excuse me, Apinya, I need to borrow Imogen. [chuckles]
[ominous music playing]
Why are we here?
-Kyra's birthday cake. -[Imogen] What about it?
-What am I supposed to be seeing? -That's the tin the cake mix was in.
[scoffs] See the scorch marks?
-They were caused by magic. -So?
So, that explains why our friends turned into ornaments
when they ate the cake.
Somebody zapped the cake mix, and… and it wasn't me.
-What's that? -[dramatic music playing]
There are scorch marks on the swarm container.
Maybe that's how it got loose.
-The swarm was zapped by magic too. -So much for blaming it on Maxwell.
-Are you thinking what I'm thinking? -Someone deliberately released the swarm.
Who would want to do that?
More importantly, why would anyone want to do that?
[dramatic music intensifies]
[birds chirping]
-[soft music playing] -[barbecue sizzling]
[Kyra] Dad, Darra's here!
[chuckles] Hey, Darra. Good to see you again.
You too, sir.
Last I checked, I hadn't been knighted, Darra.
-Please, call me Steve. -Sure, Steve.
So much for not going to a lot of trouble.
Well, you know me. I don't do things by halves.
[Kyra chuckles]
Are you saying Apinya's been lying?
You can't be serious.
I'm just saying Apinya's story doesn't add up.
Don't you think it's strange how she was so evasive
when I asked her about the swarm?
-But why would she lie? -I don't know,
but after seeing those scorch marks,
I'm sure someone deliberately released the swarm.
-And affected the cake mix. -Hm.
What makes you think it's Apinya?
Okay, I know this is a bit out there,
but what if Apinya wanted the swarm to attack her and Kyra?
-That's ridiculous. -Just go with me, okay?
-Apinya released the swarm… -[pot creaks]
…but she needed to provoke it to make an attack.
When she did, she scorched the swarm container
and the cake mix container.
What reason would Apinya have to do that?
She's been asking Kyra a lot of questions about Orb magic.
Maybe she wanted to see what Kyra could do,
so she set this up to test her.
That means Apinya knew Kyra was going to be in the library
-when the swarm was loose. -She did.
She told Kyra to drop by 'cause she had a present for her.
It could still be a coincidence.
Nothing you said shows Apinya had anything to do with it.
There is one thing.
Remember when I had to go back to the library to get the cake mix?
I didn't think anything of it at the time, but Apinya was acting kind of weird,
and she was in the same aisle as the swarm container.
[gasps] Lily, what are you doing here?
Okay, that's good. We've established opportunity,
-so now we just need motive. -[Ruksy] This is nuts.
Apinya could have any number of reasons to be in that part of the library.
And don't forget, the swarm injured her. Nobody would willingly let that happen.
Apinya might if she wanted something badly enough.
And anyway, she knew that Kyra would be able to save her
-with her Orb magic. -What would Apinya have to gain?
Did I say I had all the answers?
[indistinct chatter]
You still haven't thought of another explanation.
Which is?
Remember what's on the shelf opposite the swarm?
The library is huge.
I don't know what's on every shelf. Do you?
In this case, yes.
The Atlantean Shield.
The shield deflects magic,
but can also concentrate sunlight into a powerful beam.
If the shield was activated,
it could have scorched the swarm and cake mix containers.
Ruksy makes a good point.
Nearly ready. Hope you brought your appetite, Darra.
-I certainly did. It smells great. -[birds chirping]
So, did you two meet at basketball?
-Yes. -No-- I mean…
Yeah, we see each other at basketball, but, no, we met at the library.
-Doing, uh, research for school. -[barbecue sizzling]
-Exactly. -And how did you two get talking?
It was pretty silly, actually.
I was carrying a pile of books and as I passed Darra, I dropped one.
A big one. And it landed right on my foot.
-[chuckles] -It really hurt.
So I said sorry, and we got talking.
-And then magic happened. -[chuckles]
-Then you don't go to Kyra's school? -No, Darra goes to a private academy.
[Steve] Oh, really?
What do your parents do, if you don't mind me asking?
Uh, my dad's a property developer.
Maybe you've, uh, heard of him. Uh, Jarred Blackwell?
-As in Blackwell Developments? -Yeah.
Kyra, can you help me put these out, please?
-Okay. -I'll take care of the sausages.
-You could've warned me. -About what?
His father's the biggest property developer in River City.
-So? -So I'm serving his son
-supermarket sausages. -Dad, Darra doesn't mind.
Oh, sweetheart,
all good relationships are based on having things in common,
and you two are from completely different worlds.
Oh, you mean like you and Mom?
But that's not the same.
A policeman from River City and a martial arts instructor from Tokyo?
Sounds like different worlds to me. [chuckles softly]
Darra's a good guy, Dad. Don't judge him by his background.
I'm just gonna get another drink.
-[soft music playing] -[barbecue sizzling]
It's really good of you to take me into your home, Steve.
-[Steve] Sure. -You put in so much effort for Kyra.
My father would never do the same for me.
Ever since Kyra's mom died, it's just been the two of us,
which is why I always look out for her.
She's really lucky to have you.
[soft music playing]
-[Imogen] Tayla, you don't understand. -[birds chirping]
It's a big deal to accuse a teacher. What if I'm wrong about Apinya?
Look, in the short but memorable time I've known you,
I've learnt a few things about you.
One, you love strawberry milkshakes with double ice cream.
-True. And? -[Tayla] You're stubborn.
If this is you trying to be friendly, try harder.
Imogen, you're a good person, okay?
You wouldn't make an accusation unless you really thought it was true.
Maybe. But what if I am wrong? It'll go on my record.
I could blow my chances of ever getting into the DMI.
I know that you think the DMI is the pinnacle of existence,
but if you don't do this and you're right about Apinya,
it'll eat you up.
Imogen…
just trust yourself.
-[dishes clanking] -[soft music playing]
[Darra] What do you think? Needs more olive oil?
-[glass clinking] -[birds chirping]
Just a tad.
[soft music playing]
Mmm! Perfect.
-No magic, remember? -I keep my promises.
Just happen to be a whiz at making salad dressing.
[chuckles softly] Well, even without magic you seem to have charmed Dad.
-Just another of my many hidden talents. -Come and get it while it's hot.
-[ominous music playing] -[breathes sharply]
-[Ladder creaks] -[Imogen] No books, Ladder.
-I'm after evidence. -[Ladder creaks]
-[Imogen sighs] -[ominous music intensifies]
[blows]
The Atlantean Shield is covered in dust.
It hasn't been active in ages, which means my theory holds.
Apinya is up to something.
Dad said Apinya's appointment to our school was a little unusual.
Exactly.
What's a world-renowned magical expert doing teaching us?
What do we have that no one else does?
-[dramatic music playing] -Kyra.
Lily, you're a genius.
Apinya's a magical archeologist. She's trying to find the temple
and she's using Kyra's visions to lead her to it.
[sighs]
I'm sorry about giving you a hard time about the cake.
Apology accepted.
-But like Ruksy said-- -We need proof.
And I have a plan to get it, but it's risky. Are you in?
-Do trolls live under bridges? [chuckles] -[dramatic music intensifies]
-[water running] -You can put that in the fridge.
-[chuckling] Is that you? -Isn't she cute?
[chuckles] Such chubby little cheeks.
Oh, I've got heaps more photos. You want to see?
-No, he doesn't. -Yeah, he does.
[sighs]
[Steve] That's Kyra's mom, Michiko.
[birds chirping]
[Darra] Kyra said she died in a car accident.
-Five years ago. -I still can't believe she's gone.
[cell phone buzzing]
Sorry, kids, I have to get to work.
We don't have to keep looking at these.
-Sure we do. [chuckles] -[Kyra chuckles]
What's this?
[Kyra chuckles]
This was taken on my parent's honeymoon in Kyoto.
-That's my birth father, Lee. -Do you ever see him?
No, he left when I was a baby. Never heard from him again.
[dramatic music playing]
[gasps] It's a Tri-ling symbol.
-[dramatic music intensifies] -[Kyra gasping]
Why is my mother wearing a magical symbol?
-You never said she was magical. -She wasn't.
Dad! This necklace Mom's wearing in this photo,
-do you know anything about it? -She said your dad gave it to her.
-Did she say anything else about it? -Well, it's all pretty vague now.
She never really talked much about your dad. Why?
No reason. It's just an unusual necklace.
Good to see you again, Darra. Come back anytime.
-Thanks, Steve. -Bye, Dad.
-Thanks for a great lunch. -Not too much effort?
Just right. [chuckles]
[gasps] So if my father gave the necklace to my mother…
And your mother wasn't magical…
-[gasps] -[dramatic music playing]
[birds chirping]
[Professor Maxwell] It's the symbol of the Tri-ling Council.
Only members of the innermost circle had them.
And the photo showed your mother was wearing it?
My dad said my birth father gave it to her.
Today's the first time I've ever seen it.
This can only mean one thing.
My father was a Tri-ling?
It seems so. And an important one at that. Strange how you were never made aware.
You would have grown up to be quite important to the Tri-ling hierarchy.
But you said I became a Tri-ling by accident, the result of a random event.
A human accidentally caught in a vortex between fairy and elf magic,
it seemed a reasonable conclusion.
But this means you were wrong.
Well, I'm happy to admit it.
Kyra, it appears that you were born magical.
[ominous music playing]
-How come my parents didn't tell me? -I have no idea. But for now,
I think it's best that we keep it to ourselves.
But why?
Everyone should know I'm really one of you.
Kyra, your parents must have had a good reason
not to reveal that you were magical, and until we find out what that reason is,
I think it's wise that we err on the side of caution.
[dramatic music intensifies]
-[papers rustling] -[footsteps approaching]
-Apinya, can I have a word? -Of course, Lily. How can I help?
Imogen said you were asking about Kyra.
Yes.
[Lily] I know you want to help her. I do, too.
She's such a good friend.
Is there something you want to tell me, Lily?
Maybe I shouldn't.
Whatever you tell me is in complete confidence.
-Do you promise? -I promise.
Imogen told me Kyra had a vision during the swarm attack.
That's right, Lily. Go on.
[Lily] Well, Kyra told Imogen, when she was using her Orb magic,
-she saw the third key. -Did she say where?
I really don't know if I should be telling you this.
You've seen the damage this quest for the keys has caused.
The sooner Kyra puts it behind her, the better.
She said it was in a temple. [chuckles] No, two temples on top of two rock towers.
It's a start. Did Kyra say anything else?
She said the temple looked like a pagoda. [chuckles]
I guess she meant it was Chinese.
And she said it was high up in the mountains.
She couldn't say which ones though.
I guess one mountain looks just like any other. [chuckles]
Well done, Lily. You've really helped Kyra.
I'm so glad. Should we tell Professor Maxwell?
-He may know which temple Kyra saw. -Don't worry, I'll take care of that.
-You won't tell Kyra I told you? -I never break a promise.
You should go home now. And remember, this is strictly confidential.
My lips are sealed. [chuckles]
[dramatic music playing]
[magical swooshing]
[intense music playing]
Apinya. We weren't expecting you.
-Is there a problem? -The third key.
-I know where it is. -How?
I convinced the students to trust me.
One of them told me about a vision Kyra had after I released the swarm.
So your infiltration of the school has paid off?
-As I told you it would. -[music intensifies]
Where is the key?
In the temples on Mount Fanjing in Southwest China. Let's go.
[magical swooshing]
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