Part 3 Summary

Ptraci, Teppic, and You Bastard are the only ones that made it out of the city before it disappeared. Teppic is looking for the city when he discovers that if he holds his head at the correct angle and squints, he can see the city through a crack in a stone. Ptraci and Teppic decide that they will go to the city of Ephebe to talk to the men there that have very unsound ideas about geometry. Teppic tells Ptraci that he is the king but she is not convinced, having never seen the king's face before. She tells Teppic that he shouldn't have to do anything just because the city disappeared, but Teppic is sure that it is his job to bring the kingdom back.

Meanwhile, Ptaclusp is walking around the base of the large pyramid looking for his sons, IIa and...