After the botched kidnapping of the prophet Hajj, Tesla, Jamie, Winther, and Gim went into hiding with the unconscious and badly wounded prophet, while the others returned to their lodgings. Two days later Hajj regained consciousness, and agreed to leave the city with the party, more concerned with defusing the continuing riots than with his own preferences. The party left before the guard found out where they had hidden, but had to fight their way out of the city. Surprisingly, they did not seriously injure anyone in their flight. They fled across the mountains towards Akhisar, where they were well regarded and where they hoped they would be safely out of the jurisdiction of both the priests of Marv Dashlam and the city's ruler.