, ▁Tit us ▁becomes ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁her . ▁She ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁b olt ▁of ▁light ning . ▁▁ ▁No : ▁the ▁face ▁was ▁more ▁mask - like ▁than ▁express ive . ▁It ▁symbol ised ▁her ▁way ▁of ▁life , ▁not ▁her ▁immediate ▁thoughts . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁colour ▁of ▁a ▁ro bin ' s ▁egg , ▁and ▁as ▁closely ▁fre ck led . ▁Her ▁hair ▁was ▁black ▁and ▁thick ▁but ▁she ▁had ▁hack ed ▁it ▁away , ▁a ▁little ▁above ▁her ▁shoulders . ▁Her ▁rounded ▁neck ▁was ▁set ▁straight ▁upon ▁her ▁shoulders , ▁and ▁was ▁so ▁flexible ▁that ▁the ▁liquid ▁ease ▁with ▁which ▁she ▁turned ▁it ▁was ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁a ▁ser pent . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁G orm eng h ast ▁In ▁Tit us ▁Al one ▁Tit us ▁leaves ▁G orm eng h ast ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁time ▁spent ▁wand ering ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁a ▁fut ur istic ▁place ▁of ▁glass ▁and ▁steel ▁buildings , ▁flying ▁machines ▁and ▁other ▁modern ▁technology . ▁Tit us ▁is ▁dis orient ed ▁by ▁the ▁huge ▁contrast ▁between ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁his ▁old ▁home , ▁particularly ▁since ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁he ▁meets ▁have ▁ever ▁heard ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast ▁or ▁show ▁much ▁interest ▁in ▁it . ▁In ▁his ▁journey ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁Tit us ▁meets ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁characters , ▁some ▁friendly ▁and ▁some ▁host ile . ▁Later ▁Tit us ▁leaves ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁travel s ▁to ▁a ▁land ▁domin ated ▁by ▁a ▁sin ister