When she fails to do that, she goes to a person only referred to as the magister, who magically helps her get a child, but, of course, there is always a price to pay for using magic and she must pay the magister, a payment that brings us right back to 1940s Scotland. The novel occasionally flashes back to 1745 and the story of Leonora, a young girl who was married to the lord of Rookskill Castle, for the purpose producing a child. And who are the children that seem to mysteriously come and go, and then there's Jorry's sudden disappearance, even after his parents come looking for him. But when Kat begins to notices some strange goings on about the castle, and discovers a wireless in the cellar, she begins to suspect that the castle is harboring a German spy.
Storm is way overly interested in historical artifacts, especially chatelaines. It doesn't take long for Kat to begin to think the castle and the cold, aloof Lady Eleanor are very strange, as are the maid Marie, Cook, Hugo the driver who also helps around the castle, and Mr. Eventually, they also meet the other students - Peter, an American slightly older than Kat, Isabella, Colin and Jorry. The children are forbidden to wander the castle and the castle grounds and are to stay either in the hallway where their rooms are located or in their rooms, which will be locked every night.
She tells them that Gregor, Lord Craig, who is distantly related to the Batesons, is quite ill and must be left completely along. Logical Kat is skeptical about magic, but reluctantly accepts the chatelaine anyway.Īrriving at the castle, the children meet Lady Eleanor., who Kat notices also wears a chatelaine laden with charms and hidden from view. But with the gift came a warming - the chatelaine can keep them safe because it is magical, but there is always a price to pay for the use of magic. This chatelaine was a precious family heirloom that Great-Aunt Margaret always wore pinned to her belt. Their father had already left for Europe, on a secret mission for MI6, but not before he makes arrangements for a new school to be set up for them and other evacuees at the castle.īefore they leave, Kat's Great-Aunt Margaret takes her aside and gives her a gift - a silver chatelaine with its three hanging charms, a scissor, a thimble and a pen.
It's 1940 and it's time for the three Bateson children, Katherine, 12, Robbie and Amelie to be evacuated to Rookskill Castle in Scotland.
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