Chapters 55-57 Summary

Butterfly escapes the coffeehouse raid when the Janissaries chase off the Erzurumis. He and Black enter the deserted coffeehouse and find the storyteller dead. They search for the illustrations the storyteller uses to tell his stories; they are gone. Black and Butterfly leave together. Black threatens Butterfly with his dagger so that Black can search Butterfly's home for the missing illustration from Enishte's book. While Black searches, Butterfly explains that he drew pictures for the storyteller and went to the coffeehouse so the other miniaturists would not turn against him and label him an Erzurumi. Black shares what Master Osman has said about Butterfly. Butterfly goes into the room where his wife is hiding. He comes back hiding his sword. Butterfly pulls his sword and gets on top of Black, nearly cutting Black's throat. Black accuses Butterfly of betraying Master Osman...