When Arad returned with Malina and her family, the situation had changed drastically. Linda, who was supposed to keep an eye on him, was nowhere to be found, hiding deep within his stomach, stretching her massive wings across the endless void of his inner world.
The fact that her presence had disappeared was enough to alert the whole fort, and when Arad returned, a surprise awaited him.
If Linda fell, then the Metallic dragons won't be fools and charge straight at Arad. They'll be just throwing their soldiers to their doom.
Instead, Loki, Alcott, and Kinryuu sat outside, waiting for Arad to show up and confirm where Linda was. Did he really kill her? Kinryuu and Loki couldn't believe Arad had the power to do it.
Alcott, on the other hand, could imagine Kali tearing anything that dares lift a finger against Arad to pieces. Time and shadows mean nothing when faced with the literal incarnation of primal destruction.
Loki stared at Arad for a long while, "Where is my sister?"
