With that, Einar dismissed the nobles, signaling the end of the tense confrontation. As they left the palace, the weight of responsibility hung heavy on Einar's shoulders. Balancing the needs of his people with the demands of war was a burden he bore alone.
Back in Ikenga's realm, he was thinking back on how the prayer by Einar and his son Ragnar was able to allow Mahu display a bit of her power "Nana said that for us to interfere in the mortal realm, a ritual has to be performed. Does my understanding of a ritual differ then?" Ikenga thought to himself.
It was small but when the two father and son prayed to him he felt he could extend more of his power to the mortal realm "Pseudo ritual perhaps" Ikenga thought as maybe what the two did was fully a ritual but half a ritual where only a part of his power is allowed gateway, the rest like his physical manifestation is still not allowed.
