Seemed like Silat was going back to Bakiraka village but this feels more like a regular Kushan city. No body horror assassins like we usually get from the Bakiraka. I'm surprised he wants to go a griffith with seemingly a human squad and some magicians. I doubt he is going to let Daiba commit...
Shirley survived so there is hope. I think the unification is a product of the shadow house. It doesn't seem like the shadows had much intelligence until they started mimicking humans. I doubt they were pulling this process off as animals. It can't be essential for their survival.