Glinda of Oz Chapter 9 - Lady Aurex

In which Ozma and Dorothy are led to a marble house in the Skeezers’ village, where they learn from the Lady Aurex of the dark reign of Queen Coo-ee-oh and the fearful tension between the Skeezers and the Flatheads. Through whispered confidences freed from magical surveillance, the haunting tale of envy, treachery, and impending war unfolds, casting a sombre shadow over the peaceful lake and its enchanted inhabitants.