Where the Library Hides

Content Warning: This section includes discussion of death, graphic violence, illness, sexual content, and emotional abuse.

Inez has a dream triggered by Cleopatra’s golden ring. In it, Cleopatra frantically searches through scrolls before finding a single sheet of parchment featuring a snake eating itself, the Chrysopoeia. The scent of burning, the view of the sea, and the city under siege all point to Alexandria as the location of the alchemical sheet. When Inez shares this information with Whit, they speculate that Cleopatra might have hidden the Chrysopoeia there and that Lourdes is following the same clues.

When Inez’s aunt and cousin learn of her plans to leave for Alexandria, Amaranta berates her for abandoning her family barely after they arrived, while Lorena, though distressed, supports Inez’s decision. Before departing, Lorena gives Inez the second magic-touched teacup, allowing her to communicate with Ricardo while she’s away.

On the train to Alexandria, Isadora and Whit bicker while Inez attempts to keep the peace. When her half-sister storms out of the compartment, she insists that he apologize. When he reluctantly leaves to do so, Inez examines her mother’s journal again and notices a sketch of a statue of a man with a strange crown and staff, flanked by a three-headed dog.