Dorothy Must Die

An angry Nox comes to Amy’s room. Jellia was a key spy for the witches, and they lost her because Amy helped Ollie. Amy argues she had to help the monkeys because the Wizard gave her a hint. Nox says she can’t trust a word the Wizard says, and Amy snaps, “I can’t believe a word any of you say” (404). The new assassination plan is set for the big party. The witches will disrupt the magic at the palace, and Amy will kill Dorothy during the disruption. Amy doesn’t think trying to kill Dorothy at a party is a great plan, but Nox reassures her he’ll be there. He reminds her that they’re doing all this for her before leaving. Amy isn’t sure how to feel, but it doesn’t matter. She’s getting out of the maid’s body and out of the palace, but first, “I was going to kill Dorothy” (408).

With the traitor caught, no one is suspicious of Amy anymore. She keeps to her tasks, wondering how killing Dorothy will change her and Oz. The new head maid assigns her to the party’s official waitstaff, which means she gets the afternoon off, so she goes back to the sitting room to have the