Agatha Clay, the newly discoverered heir to the Heterodyne throne, has finally made it to her ancestral castle. With an imposter Agatha on the throne, Agatha sneaks in as a convict working on much-needed repairs to the castle, which is a self-aware mechanism, earning the castle's trust and gaining a powerful ally in the process.

"This material originally appeared January-November 2009 at www.girlgenius.net" --T.p. verso. "A gaslamp fantasy with adventure, romance & mad science."