The days passed like a blur after Serena's arrival.
Baltimore recovered faster than anyone expected with the help of those tiny creatures and the incoming knights of Lumeria. Upon Serena's arrival, she brought thousands of Valkyries with her to aid the restoration. Streets reopened, ships returned to the docks, and the citadel no longer carried the remnants of war. By the first week, Asmodedus left the city in Paul's hands and returned to Lumeria with Serena, Gretel and Himari.
Once they arrived at the capital of the demon empire, things finally spun into motion.
Though Serena believed that Himari would be useful during the battle against Leviathan, Asmodeus chose to keep her away from the battle.
Instead, he gave her a garden near the eastern palace, several rooms filled with sunlight, and enough guards to stop assassins without making her feel like a prisoner.
Serena complained at first, but eventually thanked him.
