Gentle makes it to the top of the palace where he encounters the Autarch, who reveals that Gentle is the Maestro Sartori, who led the failed effort to reconcile the dominions 200 years before.
Gentle makes it to the top of the palace where he encounters the Autarch, who ends up having the exact same appearance as he! The Autarch reveals the truth to Gentle, that he is actually Maestro Sartori, who led the failed effort to reconcile the dominions 200 years before.