 They appear to be good at the start of the book, tricking Molly and Micky by saying they are average hypnotists trying to stop the man Theobald Black.They send Molly and Micky to stop him, although he is really just a person who funds orphanages, much unlike the cunning con-man hypnotist they portray him to be.However things soon turn as the book progresses and they are revealed to be witches bent on controlling the weather with the mysterious four Logan Stones.