Adrian didn't return to Zarion right away. As the Voidstrider tore through the sky, leaving the rugged mountains of Duragut behind, he rerouted his course, making a beeline for Eldryth.
He wasn't going to meet the High Elves there, as they weren't there anymore. He knew this because of a crucial, and sometimes inconvenient, mechanic of his ability.
He had learned that whenever he used [Translocation], any living being held within his [Storage] would be automatically released at his point of departure.
That was exactly what had happened when he had made his instantaneous jump from the Academy courtyard to pursue Julian into the Dwarven lands.
The High Elves must have been incredibly surprised, and likely very confused, to suddenly find themselves unceremoniously deposited in the middle of a student campus. It was a loose end he needed to tie up, and a princess he needed to reassure.
