Zach managed to pull himself out of the bed trying to entice him for another round of heavy sleeping with is soft mattress and comfy sheets. It was an arduous battle, but Zach emerged victorious and cleaned himself up before joining Nessa outside his room.
One by one, his familiars returned to his side as Zach walked through the palace. Yanael was the first. Just with a glance, Zach could tell that she was different from when he passed out. He was interested to learn more, but that could wait.
"You had no trouble entering the palace?" Zach asked Nessa as they strolled leisurely.
"At first. Anerias and I flew to the East first since that's where we thought you were. We managed to find Derot, who told us you were sleeping in the palace, and we were like, 'Whaaat?' But we asked around and that turned out to be true. However, when we tried to enter the palace, we were stopped at the gates.
