Inquisitrix Turtle recuperates in her hotel room, checking on her crossbow, as Neekto, her Korv assistant, comes in with a salve for the wounds on her neck. She thanks him and sends him on an errand, then finds she has a visitor – Inquisitor Melchizedek. She offers him some tea, but their discussion is interrupted by a message for the Inquisitor. He reveals that plans have been changed, and she is to accompany him – to the fearsome realm of Bosch