After gathering information, Ian returned, shaking his head. Who could he complain to about his household guards being conscripted? But there was no longer anything that required Tres and the others to act as a cover, so it was time to head back to the Imperial Capital.
As for Tres, he must be happily working overtime.
Using the Second Prince's channel to summon a Floating Stone Aircraft, Ian and the Fae soon boarded the saucer-shaped vessel, uncannily reminiscent of a UFO.
It took off in utter silence, like a Phantom rising from the earth.
Ian sat on the aircraft, looking down over the expanse of the Avak Domain. Unlike the creepy night, the land now bore only withered stems and desolate cold winds.
