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After making a plan with the others, Alcatraz and Bastille charge Kiliman in the center room. They use the Grappler’s Glass boots to distract Kiliman, who has a glass eye, and Australia used her talent to make herself look like a Curator. She freed Kaz and Draulin. Alcatraz and Bastille stayed to fight Kiliman.{{book ref|a2|18}} Alcatraz managed to steal his Translator’s Lenses back, and attached them to a tripwire trap, tying them to a scroll. When Kiliman took the lenses back, he inadvertently took a scroll off the shelf. The Curator’s took his soul, and Kiliman joined their ranks.Afterward, Draulin begged Alcatraz’s forgiveness for failing to protect him.{{book ref|a2|19}} Alcatraz found Grandpa Smedry in a side room, and saw a note from his father saying “I am not an idiot.” Alcatraz asked the Curators for anything written left behind by his father before joining the Curators, and found a note leaving his soul to Alcatraz in his will. Alcatraz demanded the return of one of his possessions, and one of the Curators comes back into life, Alcatraz’s father. Attica congratulated Alcatraz, but otherwise practically ignored him. They left the library victorious, and with the goal of heading to the Free Kingdoms.{{book ref|a2|20}}
=== Arrival in Nalhalla ===
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|It felt right. Serene. That, of course, meant it was time for something to explode.
|Alcatraz right before the explosion{{book ref|a4|1}}
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Alcatraz and the others headed to [[Nalhalla]] on another flying glass contraption, the [[Hawkwind]]. They approached Nalhalla, which was filled with castles.{{book ref|a3|1}} There was an explosion int he side of the Hawkwind, and Alcatraz and Grandpa Smedry fall out of the Hawkwind. Grandpa Smedry made him and Alcatraz arrive late to the fall in small doses, letting them survive. Upon arriving at Keep Smedry in the city, Sing Sing arrived and told them that [[Brig Dartmoor|King Dartmoor]] is meeting with Librarian ambassadors and is considering a treaty, giving up [[Mokia]] in exchange for an end to the war.{{book ref|a3|2}} They arrived at the meeting, interrupting the proceedings of the Nalhallan council with great fanfare. Alcatraz met his Aunt [[Pattywagon Smedry|Pattywagon]], and learned that Bastille is King Dartmoor’s daughter. Grandpa Smedry told Alcatraz that the clear Lens from Alcatraz the First’s tomb is a Truthfinder’s Lens, and argud with King Dartmoor about the treaty.{{book ref|a3|4}} After learning that one of his relatives, [[Folsom]], has been gathering information on the Librarian ambassadors, Alcatraz and Aunt Patty go to find him. Along the way, Alcatraz learned how famous he was, and basked in his fame, enjoying every minute of it.{{book ref|a3|5}} They went to an ice cream parlor, and met with Folsom, along with a defector Librarian he was watching over, [[Himalaya Smedry|Himalaya Rockies]]. Alcatraz learned that Folsom is a renowned critic, and has the Talent of being a really bad dancer. Folsom said that the Librarains have been in Nalhalla for six months, and attend events with the social elite. Prince [[Rikers Dartmoor]] was holding a lunch party, so they decide to go there.{{book ref|a3|6}}
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|That you’re self-centered. That you think you’re better than regular people, and that all you talk about is yourself. Now, this didn’t sound like the Alcatraz I knew. Not at all. So I came back here to investigate – and what did I find? A pile of Attica’s sycophants lounging about my castle, just like the old days.
|Grandpa Smedry reprimanding Alcatraz{{book ref|a3|9}}
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Rikers, who was a big fan of Alcatraz and wrote many fictional books about him, was excited to take Alcatraz around the party, introducing him to people. They discovered Alcatraz’s mother leaving the party, and they followed her.{{book ref|a4|7}} Shasta escaped, and Alcatraz returned to Keep Smedry. He met a group of sycophants who said they wanted to hang out with him, and afterwards Grandpa Smedry said that they didn’t actually care about him, and that Alcatraz should be with his real friends, like Bastille, who was on trial. Alcatraz used the Truthfinder’s lens to discover that Grandpa Smedry was right, and hurried to Bastille’s trial to testify on her behalf.{{book ref|a3|9}} After Alcatraz argued vehemently in favor of Bastille’s innocence, Bastille was sentenced to be cut off from the [[Mindstone]] for two days, and to be stripped of her knighthood for one week.{{book ref|a3|11}}
[[Kangchenjunga Sarekgjakka|She Who Cannot Be Named]], leader of the Wardens of the Standard, met with Grandpa Smedry, giving them a plate of cookies and making threats in a calm, pleasant manner. Alcatraz was suspicious of Shasta trying to steal Forgotten Languages texts from the [[Royal Archives (Not a Library!)]], so he went there with Sing, Folsom, Himalaya, and Bastille, while Grandpa Smedry went to go argue the treaty with Brig.{{book ref|a3|12}}
=== The Royal Archives ===
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|That’s where my mother is going. I’m sure of it. She has the Translator’s Lenses; she’s trying to find something in there. Something important.
|Alcatraz to Grandpa Smedry{{book ref|a4|12}}
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They went to the Royal Archives, and were joined by Rikers. Alcatraz determines that he can power up technological devices that use Silimatic glass. Alcatraz used his Truthfinder’s lens to determine that Himalaya is sincere, and that she is not a Librarian spy like Alcatraz thought.{{book ref|a3|14}} Inside they heard a scraping sound, and Alcatraz asked Himalaya to orginize the books in the very disorganized archives to find Forgotten Language texts. She refused until Alcatraz decided to burn all the books. They found one of Rikers’ novels, which played theme music when opened. It caused Folsom to inadvertently start attacking them, his Talent engaged. After Folsom was subdued, they found a Forgotten Language book on the Smedry Talents. Bastille was in an extremely bad condition from being cut off from the Mindstone.{{book ref|a3|16}}
Shasta arrived with a group of Librarians and a [[Fitzroy|Dark Oculator]]. They escape the room, but then discover that outside the room, things are different. The Librarians had dug to the corners of the building, and swapped it out using Transporter’s Glass. Now in a Librarian base and completely surrounded, Alcatraz and the others surrendered. Alcatraz’s lenses were confiscated and they were tied up. Shasta used special rings to prevent them from using their Talents. Alcatraz managed to barely watch Shasta through his Truthfinder’s Lens, and saw her lie when she said she didn’t care about Alcatraz.{{book ref|a3|18}}
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|You powered the glass, like you did with Riker’s’ silimatic music box! You initiated a swap! Shattering Glass, Smedry, How in the name of the first Sands did you do that?
|Bastille after Alcatraz powered the Teleporter’s Glass{{book ref|a3|19}}
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At She Who Cannot Be Named’s orders, Shasta announced that she was going to execute Himalaya. When Folsom struggled, Striker’s book was knocked over, and music started playing. Alcatraz asked Folsom and Himalaya if they love each other, to which they both say yes. He uses his ability as a Smedry to pronounce them married, making Himalaya a Smedry and giving her Folsom’s talent. Himalaya fought well using her new talent, freeing the others. Alcatraz manages to power the Transporter’s Glass, sending them back to Nalhalla. They hurried to the palace to stop the Librarian treaty.{{book ref|a4|19}} They arrived just in time to stop the treaty, and informed everyone of the Librarian deception. After a vote, King Dartmoor tore up the treaty. Suddenly, every Knight in Crystallia in the room collapsed, screaming in pain.{{book ref|a3|20}}
Librarians attacked the King, and [[Archedis]], one of the leaders of the Knights, revealed himself as a traitor. He attacked the King, but was stopped by Bastille. Bastille dueled Archedis using her mother’s sword. She was not knocked unconscious because she had been cut off from the Mindstone. After Bastille defeated Archedis, Alcatraz used his Talent to break Archedis’ sword, and She Who Must Not Be Named escaped.{{book ref|a4|21}} Afterward, Bastille was restored to knighthood, and Attica announced his intentions to give everyone a Smedry Talent. Alcatraz determined to stop him if necessary.{{book ref|a4|Royal Epilogue (Not a Chapter)}}
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