Part 1: Chapter 16-24 Summary

Baldanders, Dr. Talos, and Severian go to a place to have breakfast and convince the waitress to sit down with them. She isn't very pretty, but Dr. Talos convinces her that she can be, and she quits her job and the four of them start into the streets. Dr. Talos explains that they are going to put on a play and arrange a place to meet later. Severian has no intention of meeting up with them again and goes to find suitable clothes to put on over his cloak as he had promised the politician in the city he would do.

He comes to a shop where a beautiful woman outside has caught his attention. He talks to her for a moment and goes in to talk to her brother about getting something to wear. Once inside the brother...