However, when he realises the building has no purpose and makes no sense, he becomes horrified and appalled by it, preferring the underground maze. He finds himself in a beautiful palace which he is convinced the gods must have built. It takes Rufus some time to climb up and out of this underground maze and into the City above. The City of the Immortals turns out to be a vast labyrinth of cellars and forking subterranean corridors. He makes his escape at sunset, without realising, until he arrives at the City of the Immortals, that one of the Troglodytes has followed him. The Troglodytes, cave-dwelling people who inhabit the Persian Gulf, were presumably responsible for tying him up, but appear indifferent to whether he lives or dies. Some days pass, and he manages to sever his bonds with a sharp stone. He jumps down to it and drinks from it before losing consciousness. He is beset by thirst, and can see an impure stream at the bottom of the mountain. Someone has placed him in a small stone niche on the side of a mountain. Rufus wakes from a nightmare to find his hands bound behind his back.
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