While Thoedus was putting the binding spell on the Dark Mage, Alexandra sent the Dark Mage to the Brume Thicket.
The last time she was trapped in the Brume's Thicket, it was Morfan who opened the seal. Now Morfan is no more. Opening the seal needs higher level magic that would need first-class magicians, like elves. No elf is going to help Arioch, and so no one would be able to get his dear friend for him.
"Where is he?" Arioch lunged at her. He saw her sneezing and the next moment he felt strong mana around him which made the Dark Mage disappear. He doubted it was Alexandra's doing.
"Where is the Dark mage? Where is he?" Arioch shouted at her. "What did you do?"
Alexandra stopped herself from smirking. This "man" is lunging at her to attack her, without having any proof that she did what he is accusing her of.
Raising his hand against a woman… Something Tubby will never do. It was odd for her to see Arioch with Tubby's face doing that.