A figure suddenly burst out from behind the throne. "You damn fraud, I'm going to kill you!"

Andrew and the others were startled and looked over—it was actually Logan, who had done nothing throughout this entire ordeal. He looked a mess, covered in dust and fuming with rage.

Andrew leaped to the lakeside and strode toward him. "Logan, where the hell did you go?"

Wiping sweat from his face, Logan pointed furiously at the puppet. "That filthy old scumbag tricked me! That's where I've been! I barely made it back in time!"

He pulled back part of the puppet's torso as he spoke and yanked hard. To everyone's shock, a body came tumbling out from inside.

Chantelle gasped. "Mr. Veyne?"

Tiana's eyes blazed. "Wait—so you're saying that cranky old scammer has been pretending to be the Little Emperor this whole time?"

She looked ready to lay into Magnus right there.

Andrew quickly stepped in, his expression tense. "Mrs. Rhodes, don't hit him! There's no way that was a person in disg