Everything has settled down. Arad returned to Alina and decided to spend a few days with his wives before venturing forth to the last place he wanted to visit in the mortal world before leaving.
The first day was slow, and he was sitting on the couch in the living room, having nothing better to do than read a book. So why was he locked here? Isdis was the answer.
When Arad was fighting Calorin, Isdis went through his stomach to meet the Metallic Queen for further political discussion. It was mostly boring talk that Arad had no interest in, or at least wasn't something that needed his attention. As all of his wives agreed, Arad's role as an emperor was to deal with existential threats beyond human comprehension.
He leaned back on the couch and lifted a tea mug using gravity magic, getting it close to his hand. The mug looked like a tiny cup between his massive fingers, which made the maid standing beside him reach to the boiling pot of tea to give him a refill.
