▁to ▁l ure ▁his ▁nie ce ▁and ▁nep hew ▁to ▁the ▁god ' s ▁py ram id ▁in ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona . ▁Once ▁fre ed , ▁Am os ▁goes ▁for ▁he aling ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁N ome , ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁House ▁until ▁the ▁second ▁novel . ▁His ▁experience ▁hosting ▁Set ▁has ▁changed ▁him , ▁however , ▁and ▁eventually ▁leads ▁to ▁his ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁decision ▁to ▁volunt arily ▁host ▁the ▁god ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁battle ▁with ▁Ap oph is . ▁Am os ▁succeed s ▁Michel ▁Des j ard ins ▁when ▁the ▁former ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Life ▁sacrific es ▁himself ▁fighting ▁Ap oph is . ▁ ▁I sk and ar ▁I sk and ar ▁is ▁the ▁Chief ▁L ector ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Life . ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁B CE , ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Cle op atra ▁VII , ▁he ▁witness ed ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁mon archy ▁and ▁the ▁absor ption ▁of ▁Egypt ▁into ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁believe ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁fault ▁of ▁the ▁gods ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁House ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁calling ▁upon ▁them ; ▁Ruby ▁K ane ' s ▁vision ▁of ▁Ap oph is ▁rising ▁changes ▁his ▁mind , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁late ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁real ▁change . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁saved ▁Z ia ▁after ▁her ▁village ' s ▁destruction ▁and , ▁sens ing ▁that ▁she ▁holds ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁host ▁Ra , ▁arranged ▁for ▁her