The Twisted Ones

Mouse is woken in her cell by Foxy and Bongo. The doorway is blocked by silent, motionless effigies. Foxy reveals a handgun, and when she aims it, the figures withdraw. Afterward, they discuss the fact that the effigies appeared without either Anna or Uriah, prompting Foxy to wonder from whom they take orders.

Anna arrives and informs them that the effigies are taking them to the Building for a “look,” promising that it will create an escape opportunity. Mouse tries to ask Anna more about the effigies, but Anna becomes irritated, saying she doesn’t know why they act as they do; neither she nor Uriah made them.

Anna, joined momentarily by Uriah, then escorts them through underground corridors lined with carvings that depict tall figures and smaller ones. Mouse initially believes the carvings depict parents and children but then concludes that they depict a ruling class and a subservient one. One image features a large figure in a burial shroud, mourned by the smaller ones, while subsequent images depict only the small figures. When the group emerges into the city, they pass through a courtyard where the effigies accompanying them perform a ritual around a carved stone; Uriah explains that they are honoring their makers.