Mortus sets off for the court shortly after Heinrich. She passes the wrestling area as an unconscious nobleman is being dragged from the ring and the champion raises his arms in triumph. The showman is already trying to encourage someone else to take on the champion, but the crowd look wary after seeing him in action.
Continuing, she passes the freakshow. One of the wagons carries a banner that reads 'Doctor Malthusius' Zoocopeia - strange creatures from all corners of the world! The marvellous, the bizarre, the disgusting - brought to you at enormous expense - no other like it in the world!' The Doctor himself is doing his best to draw attention to the show, which opens in just under an hour.
Mortus arrives at the Festival Court to find that a crowd has gathered around the whipping post, and is counting along enthusiastically (though some don't seem to know their numbers well) as each lash falls. The victim is a teenaged boy, and he cries out pitifully as he is struck.
Close by are two sets of stocks, one of which holds a battered-looking dwarf. He catches Mortus's eye as she draws near, and begins pleading, "Miss, please, will you help me? I need one crown to get out of these stocks - please?"