Chapter 13

“I have a clue that should lead us to the first one. The rest are hidden, and the next clue should be revealed once you’ve found the first. Like a treasure hunt, I suppose.”

“How do we give them back?” Fox asked, frowning. “It seems complicated to me.”

“I’m…not exactly sure how,” Karl admitted. “I’m sure an idea will present itself once we have the memories back.”

“I’m not sure I like this, just going on one clue with no idea of how any of this works,” Mrs. Parks said uneasily. “What if this ends up being a wild goose chase?”

“It’s a risk we’ll have to take,” Joanne said grimly. “It’s what we’ve got to work with, and as Fox said, we’ll take what we can get.”

“So what is this clue?” Simon broke in. “I imagine it is something we will be able to figure out if King wants us to be able to find it.”

Karl hesitated, and everyone leaned in. “It’s not as obvious a clue as you might think,” he finally said.