In the final battle between the Ourobourine’s patron Hours, the Snake Tail was swallowed by the Anaconda. Aware of the Tail’s penchant for returning from Nowhere, Anaconda incorporated that Hour into itself. Knowing that they were too unlike to stay together long, and that the disaster of their splitting would surely result in catastrophe, the Anaconda allowed itself to be subverted by the Bright-Delver, creating The Queen Serpent (The Sea-Dragon, The Second Snake, The Glory-Key, The Sundancer). The Great Serpent returned from Nowhere, greatly confused by what it perceived to be an inexorable summons from its palace, and discovers the situation. The Queen Delver Serpent immediately kept the Great Serpent within the bounds of the Mansus, her tireless responsibility and endless compassion finding thousands of reasons for her “father” to stay and millions of ways for it to assist the repair and renovation of the Mansus. Here, the Vizier commited his final act of treachery against his king- opening the door of the Clocktower where the Great Serpent attempted to hide from the Queen Serpent and her demands.