A plan is put in place to assassinate the Leader incarnate as the city of Serradis is swept up in the carnival of masques.

The party first head to Serradis aboard one of the boats belonging to the southern islanders swinging far out into the deep flux in order to avoid any Serradic patrols.

As the flare from the teleportation settles the party find themselves in a dark cavern surrounded by shadowy figures who quickly move in converging on Faria Carver and the small child. Jimmy and the others quickly shout the civil service welcoming committee down explaining that the leader is no longer within the child an exercise which is helped by several members of the civil service confirming that no God appears to be present.