Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

The quartet sneaks into the graveyard, which is adorned with trees that mark the graves of unicorns who have died. The leaves on the trees match the various colors associated with the elements; each tree therefore reflects the elemental affinity of the unicorn buried beneath it. When a unicorn dies, a tree grows where it is buried as a way of giving back to nature. The trees have names carved into them; usually after a year, family and loved ones will carve the names of both rider and unicorn into the matching tree. Flo and Mitch hope that Everhart did something similar and left a clue. She did, but it was not the type of clue for which they were hoping. When they find Everhart’s tree, they discover that the names Skandar, Kenna, and Bertie have been carved onto it. The only person who knew all three of those names was Skandar’s mother. Thus, the group realizes that Everhart faked her death twice—once as Erika Everhart, and again as Skandar’s mother.

Flo, Bobby, and Mitch believe that Erika Everhart is the Weaver, but Skandar refuses to consider this possibility. He becomes angry with his friends as they push him to consider the evidence, but he wants to believe that his mother was and is a good person.