Part II, Chapter 11, Aomame Summary

Aomame begins to stretch the Leader out. She is surprised how strong his muscles are. As she works, she wonders whether or not she can kill the Leader, or how soon she should do it. As she prepares to slam the needle into his neck, she finds she cannot do it. Yet the Leader is aware of what she is doing, and tells her to finish it, once and for all -but still Aomame cannot do it. The Leader references the Little People as giving him his desires that he is unable to defy.

The Leader tells Aomame that ancient kings heard voices, and connected the world around them to those voices. The king was then slaughtered by his people in order to maintain balance between one world and the world of the Little People. Eventually, kings...