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Linus then says that his real father is Arthur, not anyone else. The next day, Zoe senses that the people from the village have gathered near the shore and are headed toward the island, and she can feel their anger. As Arthur prepares to go meet them, Linus volunteers to go as well, saying that a voice representing governmental authority may help. At first it seems like they will be unable to cross because the ferry is on the other side of the crossing, but Arthur tells Linus to trust him. Linus drives across the water and realizes that Zoe has created a road of salt for them to drive over. Soon, Linus is saying his goodbyes as he prepares to depart the island.
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Also, Phee is here because she is uniquely powerful and needs to learn to control her powers responsibly, which Ms. Chapelwhite assists with. Theodore is a young wyvern and there aren’t very many wyverns left in general. After dinner, Arthur shows Linus the locations of the children’s rooms. Lucy shares a room with Arthur, a converted walk-in closet, because of the nightmares he otherwise used to get. Finally, just before dessert is served, the kids ask Linus whether he’s going to “take our home away from us”, but Linus isn’t given a chance to answer.
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His neighbor, Edith Klapper, is an older (“ancient”) woman, and she complains to him that his cat Calliope has been chasing squirrels in her yard. Linus found Calliope 10 years ago when she was a kitten, walked into his house and refused to leave. Mrs. Klapper also comments on how he never seems to have plans, and offers to set him up with her grandson, which Linus declines. Gunther also gives Linus a “demerit” for having a stain on his shirt. Linus Baker is a case worker who has been assigned by the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (“DICOMY”) to investigate an incident at an orphanage.
Mr. Werner tells Linus that he has disappointed him, but Linus doesn’t care. Finally, they tell him they will consider his recommendation and dismiss him coldly. Then, Linus hears that Arthur has followed him down there. Linus asks if it’s true that Arthur is a phoenix, and he says yes. He says that when he was young, he couldn’t control it.
Arthur also reveals that there was a former caseworker who had come to their island before. That caseworker was planning on staying with them at the island, but then he got promoted and promoted again into EUM and his attitude changed. Linus realizes the caseworker was Mr. Werner (the handsome one), and it’s implied that he and Arthur had a romantic relationship.
Klune’s work, and The House in the Cerulean Sea in particular, has been praised for its warmth and messages of love and acceptance. It is part of a larger swell of LGBTQ+ representation in contemporary young adult and children’s literature. Linus becomes more confident, more willing to form emotional attachments, and more outspoken in his defense of children, magical and otherwise. He is also able to break through to Sal, a traumatized shapeshifter recovering from previous abuse. In previous assignments, Linus had prided himself on being detached and viewing the children's fates as outside the scope of his responsibility, but on Marsyas, Linus finds his objectivity slipping away. He also starts to develop romantic feelings toward Arthur, which are reciprocated.
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While Linus finishes up his first report, Linus is invited by Arthur to sit in on one of the sessions with Lucy, so he can understand what goes on. Linus knows that EUM is like more interested in Lucy than the rest of the kids, so he accepts despite his deep fear of Lucy. Linus is also curious to know more about Arthur, but tells himself it’s for the sake of being thorough on his report. Arthur also says that Sal is scared of Linus because he is a case worker. Sal has been in 12 orphanages in the past and he has a general understanding of the case workers’ role is in that. While there are plenty of other shapeshifters in other DICOMY orphanages, Sal is unique in that he can pass along the shapeshifting ability by biting someone.
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He wonders if he’s doing the right thing by leaving, but he reminds himself that this was always temporary. One afternoon on the Wednesday prior to Linus’s departure, Theodore gets his attention, indicating that he’s ready to show him his hoard, which is a big deal for Wyverns. In his collection of treasures, there are coins, rocks, buttons, and items that represent each of the people in the house (a photo of Arthur, a broken piece of a record, a dried flower, etc.). The kids all have a fun time, but at the ice cream parlor, the man there, Norman, refuses to serve them.
Then, a woman walks in, who turns out to be the gardening lady from the hardware store. She’s actually the owner of the store as well as the mayor of Marsyas. Norman stalks out angrily, and Helen offers to do it instead. One night, Linus awakes to find his bed hovering in the air. Zoe soon comes in, looking concerned, saying that Lucy is having a nightmare.
Linus asks what it was about, and finally Arthur works up the nerve to ask Linus to stay with them. As the crowd argues against Linus, Arthur and Helen, someone throws a rock. It prompts Arthur to transform into his Phoenix form in order to protect them. When he folds the phoenix back into himself, the people are too shocked to keep raging. Arthur takes the opportunity to make a plea to the townspeople to be understanding of the kids on the island. And Helen reminds them that there will be legal consequences if anyone tries to get violent.
Just before dinner, Linus makes his way to the kitchen and finds Ms. Chapelwhite cooking dinner with Lucy assisting her as they bounce around to music (Bobby Darin). As they sit for dinner, the kids direct various ominous-sounding statements and threats toward Linus, though Arthur scolds them for doing so. Over dinner, Talia is inquisitive about Linus, to his discomfort, and asks about why he only eats salad (trying to diet) and about his marital status. Inside the house, Linus meets Chauncey, an amorphous tentacled green blob with red lips and black teeth. Chauncey seems to have some degree of mind control, though he aspires to be a bellhop. Before Linus can fully react, Lucy introduces himself as “evil incarnate”.
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