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Once they arrive at the mine, Jack wanders into the local town where he has a brief encounter with Enoch Root in an apothecary's shop.

Jack leaves town but gets lost in the woods, encountering pagan worshippers and witch hunters.

He successfully escapes them by finding safe passage through a mine connecting to Leibniz's.

Eliza and Jack move on to Amsterdam, where Eliza quickly becomes embroiled in the trade of commodities.

Jack goes to Paris to sell the ostrich feathers and Turk, leaving Eliza behind.

When he arrives in Paris, he meets and befriends St. George, a professional rat-killer and tamer, who helps him find lodging.

While there, he becomes a messenger for bankers between Paris and Marseilles.

However, during an attempt to sell Turk Jack is captured by nobles.

Luckily, the presence of Jack's former employer, John Churchill, ensures that he is not immediately killed.

With Churchill's help, Jack escapes from the barn where he has been held prisoner.

During the escape, he rides Turk into a masquerade at the Hotel d ' Arcachon in a costume similar to that of King Louis.

With the aid of St. George's rats he escapes without injury but destroys the ballroom and removes the hand of Etienne d ' Arcachon.