So we have a third faction at hand, huh.
I am not disagreeing with the brainwashing part. but your other point just feels off. first, a successful brainwashed people would be just mindless doll. there is no way she can tell adults and make the adults suspicious. he is killing her is already his plan before the incident, he just want to do experiment. that's why he got no problem telling her all his secret.One a shadow die, their faceless doll will be brainwash to become a labor for the mansion. I think he worry she will tell other adult about him and he can’t take her him him. So he just kill her off. But I think this way will make other adults suspicious. 🤔
Anthony tell Margaret the truth because he planned to kill her before the incident. he just wanted to experiment to Margaret.These are some interesting theories from my fellow readers. I also noticed that Maggie was starkly alike Margaret. If Shadows are unavoidably like their doll, what does that mean for Christopher and Anthony? If Anthony carries these malicious, manipulative traits, what does that mean for Christopher and his legacy? Had he always been manipulating Barbara?
Why did Anthony tell Maggie so much of the apparent truth? And what has he told Kate that she and we have taken as truth as well?
I forget what chapter it is, but there was a moment we see Anthony disapper into soot to move around if I remember correctlyI don’t think they merge. If they did, he will able to you shadow power. 🤔