Editing Blake Thorburn (section)

===Breach===

Blake summons and binds [[Leonard Harlan]] into a bottle, and he and Rose discuss Laird's threats and Maggie's role in the death of their cousin. Blake expresses guilt over forgiving Molly's murder simply to gain an ally. The pair soon notice that Blake's tattoos are changing; Rose theorizes that his excessive use of magic is making him vulnerable to possession. At first, Blake fears that a demon is the culprit, but quickly comes to suspect that Rose is to blame. Noting that their grandmother wanted a female heir, Blake privately worries that Rose will be forced to attempt to usurp Blake's body. Nevertheless, he makes an [[Oath]] to help her escape the mirror world in exchange for her loyalty and help.

Blake then goes out to the backyard of the property and calls for [[Briar Girl|the Briar Girl]]. A [[Vessel|homunculus-bird]] comes out to answer the call and guides him to her in the marshlands, where he tries to bargain with her for support against the [[Duchamp Coven]] and the [[Behaim Circle]]. The Briar Girl explains she doesn't care for power, but she asserts that the Thorburn family history of diabolism is dangerous to the world and that she aims to possess the land of the Hillglades House herself. Blake points out, of the line of heirs, only he is likely to negotiate with her for the house, and if the family line should end then the land will default to the lawyers instead. Eventually they come to an agreement and the Briar Girl teaches Blake the basics of [[Shapeshifting]] through the use of [[Glamour]], in exchange for a small piece of the land.

Blake uses this knowledge to change his appearance, powered by a lock of hair that he had collected from the defeated Faerie Letitia. Able to leave the property safely under this disguise, he visits Maggie. Through interacting with one of her goblins, Dickswizzle, Blake learns that only Rose can command Others due to the tradition of Thorburn diabolists being women. Afterwards a pre-wedding meeting of the Duchamp and Behaim families under the glamour disguise. Blake nearly succumbs to the thrall of using glamour, but manages to hold out long enough to attempt to sabotage the Duchamp / Behaim attempt at slowing down time around his family property. He then sends Dickswizzle and Rose to cause collateral damage to some of Laird's sister's books and property.

After talking with Andy on his way back to the house, Blake feels the change around the boundary of the property and realizes that the  Duchamp / Behaim ritual was successful, cutting him off from his resources. With no safe residence in Jacob's Bell, he has Rose call the lawyers to get him safe passage back to Toronto.