Dorothy Must Die

The servant’s palace room isn’t much bigger than Amy’s prison cell. A small bell rings, meaning someone summons her. The bell leads Amy to the Scarecrow’s room, which looks more like a laboratory than a bedroom. The Scarecrow wants Amy to plunge a syringe of an unknown substance into his brain. Feeling sick, Amy hesitates, and the Scarecrow barks at her to hurry up or “I’ll be the one sticking needles into you next” (268). Amy injects his brain, and he shoos her away, telling her to take his trash. Amy follows the bell to the kitchen, where she tosses the trash in the fire before turning to leave and finding herself face-to-face with Ozma.

Ozma seems to be talking nonsense. As Amy goes to leave, Ozma grabs her arm and asks what the owl says. Reluctantly, Amy responds, “Who,” and Ozma adds, “Are you?” to finish the question. Amy argues she’s a servant, and Ozma calls her a liar before whispering that she’ll never tell. Amy flees the kitchen, hoping her cover isn’t blown.

Amy has breakfast with the other maids, who eat their food with scary synchronicity. Jellia Jam, the head maid, babbles about how pleased