(Flashback: right after they arrived back home from Thropos)
The sky above the Beast Domain had already dimmed into hues of orange and yellow when Rudra and Iris finally stepped down from Agni Igris' back and returned to the palace courtyard.
Their bodies were upright, their postures steady, but the faint scuffs across their clothes and the subtle heaviness clinging to their presence betrayed that their journey had been far from gentle.
The Beast Domain was unusually still when the three of them returned.
Waiting there, seated upon the broad stone steps leading toward the inner hall, was Thor.
He had learned from Aura that they were going to stay in the Human Kingdom for a bit longer than expected.
She told him about the meeting of the eight rulers and how they were all getting together to work on a fun solution to a not so fun problem.
He didn't understand exactly what she meant, but he could tell that she wouldn't elaborate further.
