Season 2 - Episode 43: By the Book

## Synopsis

After Sammie stabs Henry with the demonblade, Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie argue about what to do with the spellbook. They are divided on what to do with it or whether or not to tell Stanley and Miguel, each having their own opinion. Eventualy they settle on a compromise. They'll guage Miguel's response to the spellbook and go from there. Bjorn calls Miguel and tells him about the book and Miguel acts surprised to learn the book belonged to Jadis.

## Episode Description

Our heroes are once again dealing with the aftermath of their actions. And this time, they're divided on how to handle it.

## Key Events

* Sammie stabs Henry. Bjorn pulls him away from her. Sammie watches as Henry's blood swirls into the sword, feeling a surge of energy from the demonblade.
* Henry takes the spellbook from Sammie. It is a black, leatherbound book with runes and a demon skull carved into it.
* Bjorn calls Miguel and tells him Sammie found Jadis' spellbook. Miguel seems to have not known the book belonged to Jadis.

## Summary

Bjorn, seeing Henry get stabbed, immediately manifests his wings. He dives down to grab Henry under his arms and use Sammie as a kicking-off point, quickly propelling himself and Henry backward - pulling him off the sword and putting distance between them and Sammie, as well as pushing Sammie into the water to disorient her.

Sammie pushes back up for air just in time to see Henry's blood swirl through the water and be absorbed by the demonblade in her hand. She feels a rush of energy run through her and the blade heal her wounds. Bjorn lands on the ground with Henry and immediately tries to stabilize him with his med kit and then heal him with magic. The magic goes wrong and Henry doubles over in pain. Bjorn isn't sure what went wrong with the magic and neither is Henry. Bjorn apologizes to Henry but leaves him to talk to Sammie.

Bjorn approaches Sammie to try and talk to her but Sammie says to leave her alone and let her calm down, so Bjorn goes back to Henry. He asks Henry what he thinks they should do about the book and Henry replies that he doesn't know except Sammie can't have it. Bjorn agrees, saying that Jadis can't get anywhere near the spellbook. Henry says there could be something in the book that could help Gideon, just given how old Jadis was, but Bjorn is hesitant to use anything dealing with witch magic. They inspect the spellbook more closely now that the situation has settled a bit. It is a black, leatherbound book with runes and a demonic skull carved into it.

It takes a while for Sammie to calm down. She sits in the water and waits for both her anger and gills to dissipate. Eventually she calls over to ask if Henry is okay as he's still laying in the sand sweating and in pain. Sammie asks if she can heal him and, after some hesitation, Henry walks over closer to her. Sammie heals him quickly and then gets back in the water so she can breathe. Henry goes back over to Bjorn and the book.

Bjorn tells Henry that they need to tell Miguel as he's the one who had the book in his closet and they're not ready to use this kind of magic. Henry disagrees, saying that if Miguel or Stanley even get a whiff that they want to use it, they'll take the book away and they'll never see it again. Bjorn says it's better to ask someone who knows more about the book and Henry counters that they should talk to someone who won't take it away from them, someone who was in Jadis' coven for years - Helena. Bjorn doesn't agree but decides its time to talk about it as a team.

Bjorn and Henry walk over closer to Sammie. Bjorn asks if they can all agree that using the book now for information gathering when they don't have a safe place to do it in like the Fort is a bad idea. Bjorn emphasizes that they just agreed in the hotel to wait until they had the proper facilities with runes and protection to do something like this in. Sammie tells them what Jadis told her - that the spell used on Gideon is in that book and it can be reversed. She presses further and says she can't read the spell to figure out how to reverse it if she doesn't have the book. Henry cuts in that it doesn't have to be her that reads the book and Sammie snaps back that she doesn't want him or Bjorn to read it because it is dangerous witch magic. Bjorn, again, says that's why they should take it to Miguel who knows the most about the book.

Henry and Sammie agree that the book should not go back to Miguel, but disagree on what to do with it. Sammie says she could take it back to her apartment where she already has wards and runes set up and lock it in her safe. Bjorn, again, urges them that they need to stop keeping secrets from people that are their friends and tell Miguel they have the book. Henry reiterates that Stanley and Miguel will never allow them to use the book if they tell them the truth. Bjorn says he'd rather see the book rot at the bottom of the ocean rather than use it, but he's willing to put that aside if the book can save Stanley's son. However, Bjorn believes they can bring Stanley and Miguel around if they are honest with them.

Henry says that he understands that this is dangerous but this is the closest he's ever been to finding a cure for his family and for Gideon. Bjorn understands that but disagrees with hiding this from Stanley and Miguel and again says they should give the book to them, maybe even taking Sammie's safe to the hotel to keep it secure. He admits that he doesn't trust the book being in Sammie's room with Jadis in her head at all hours of the night. Sammie counters that it doesn't make sense to move her safe, they can keep her safe in her apartment and have someone else change the code so she doesn't know how to get into it. Sammie feels an urge from Jadis to keep the book at all costs and attempts to exert her will over Bjorn magically to convince him this is the right idea. Bjorn isn't swayed but feels Sammie try to manipulate him. He calls her out on it and says he's fine with the idea of having someone change the password but if they keep it at Sammie's apartment he's going to stay there too because he doesn't trust her with the book, again emphasizing that they need to stop hiding things from their friends.

They come to a sort of compromise - Bjorn will call Miguel and gauge his reaction to storing the book in Sammie's safe, ensuring the proper protections are put in place and the password changed. Before they call, Sammie tells them some things she noticed about Gideon - that he looked to be about Henry's age and that his mind was feral, like a monster. They agree not to share that until they are able to figure out what that means completely.

Bjorn calls Miguel, obviously nervous about what he's about to say. Miguel jokingly asks if Sammie stabbed anyone and Bjorn says that she did. Bjorn eventually tells him that Sammie found Jadis' spellbook in his closet. Miguel doesn't know what he's talking about and asks Bjorn to describe the book. He does so. Miguel is silent for a while. Miguel sound shocked as he asks, "That's Jadis' spellbook?"

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Miguel Rodriguez

## Roll Tracker

**Hannah Level Up:** Took "Mental Dominion" from the Monstrous.