Chapter VI . . .

-"Well, this is certainly an artsy Place."<br/> -"Try to keep up, Photographer. The Steeple of Skies is not far from Here."	-"No, no..this is all wrong. We're moving further away from the city now. I'm sure of it."<br/> -"I thought you were sure of where we were going?"<br/> -"I'm quite sure of that too...I think."<br/> -"You don't seem so certain."<br/> -"I'm quite certain, I assure you."	-"Okay, now I'm absolutely certain of it--we've gone too far in the opposite direction."<br/> -"I don't see how that's possible, you swore the Steeple was just head of us. For a moment, I saw it too!"<br/> -"And it was! I'm as confused as you right now..."
-"Suppose we did this: with our backs touching, one of us treks forward and toward the city, while the other follows backwards with a gaze fixed upon the mountains. That way we're sure to go where we mean to be...and certainly further afar from where we seem to be getting...which is Nowhere, to be sure."	-"I have no idea what you just said."	-"Well I'll be. It looks like we're actually getting Somewhere now. Give me the camera, I'll show you what progress looks like."<br/> -"Can you see the Steeple?"<br/> -"Not quite yet. I see they're putting up new buildings Here, though. That's rather unusual.."
	-"I see it! Same magnificent Steeple..and that same precise clockwork. Just as it always was. Good at least that there are no new buildings too close to it. I'm sure that that would grieve me worse than my cause for retribution Here."	"I think you can look now, Photographer--we've arrived at the Steeple of Skies! And the Clouds seem to have cleared away...that could either be a very good thing, or not very good at all..."
As it were, the King preferred my presence outside the Steeple, since apparently retribution was now something he felt he had to complete on his own. So I decided to roam the town... ...and lo and behold, I've found myself at the water again! The Place is like a looking glass!...I swear, I'll have to walk backwards to keep from getting lost...	The King must be near finished by now...	...think backwards, think backwards...closer, and closer...
The King must still be in There. Surely it shouldn't be too big an issue if I just took a quick peek inside... <br/> ...at least, it'd be interesting to see what this Place looks like from up top...	This might, thus far, be the closest I've come to touching the Clouds.
	-"I knew you wouldn't be able to listen...but you've come in time anyway."<br/> -"Then you're free? No more Retribution?"<br/> -"Not quite. There's one more thing I have to do. We need to go back to the old City. It's imperative that we find the Clockmaker." <br/> -"You mean the Time Keeper?"<br/> -"Whatever he goes by these days. It's come to my attention that the Clouds hang dangerously low over his head..."