Annan had imagined many times how exactly he was going to return to the city.
He had thought about having the players notify Maria and let his sister fly out to fetch him; he had also considered issuing a main quest to summon the players over, bringing the materials necessary for constructing a teleportation ritual; and he had even thought of simply sending a safety message to Kafney and her group, then not returning for the time being—using his abduction as an excuse to wander around Noah a few rounds.
But no matter which way it was, Annan believed he should return with the poised demeanor of a victorious conqueror.
— He never imagined that he would be "shipped back" by a tragedy writer in a package.
The tragedy writer first went to the Noah palace to explain the situation.