▁conf in ement ▁in ▁an ▁under water ▁prison ▁under ▁the ▁watch ▁of ▁Ne ph th ys ▁while ▁creating ▁a ▁sh ab ti ▁of ▁her ▁to ▁protect ▁Carter ▁and ▁Sad ie , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁also ▁hold ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁become ▁hosts ▁of ▁gods . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁meeting ▁them , ▁he ▁dies ▁in ▁his ▁sleep , ▁knowing ▁that ▁these ▁three ▁can ▁make ▁a ▁change ▁where ▁he ▁could ▁not . ▁He ▁is ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Michel ▁Des j ard ins ▁as ▁the ▁House ' s ▁leader . ▁ ▁Michel ▁Des j ard ins ▁Michel ▁Des j ard ins ▁is ▁the ▁less er ▁ant agon ist ▁and ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Life ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁I sk and ar . ▁Des j ard ins ▁is ▁the ▁grand ne p hew ▁of ▁Jean - Fran çois ▁Champ oll ion ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁considered ▁" you ng " ▁for ▁a ▁mag ician . ▁As ▁such , ▁he ▁has ▁known ▁only ▁the ▁House ▁policy ▁forb idd ing ▁the ▁Path ▁of ▁the ▁God s . ▁He ▁is ▁therefore ▁at ▁first ▁opposed ▁to ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁gods ▁and ▁disag rees ▁with ▁the ▁Kan es ▁when ▁they ▁claim ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁stop ▁Ap oph is . ▁He ▁works ▁with ▁Vladimir ▁Mens h ik ov ▁in ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁h unt ▁Sad ie ▁and ▁Carter ▁K ane , ▁bel ieving ▁his ▁lies ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁Kan es ' ▁efforts ▁will ▁emp ower ▁Ap oph is . ▁Upon ▁discover ing ▁the