"My exile has been reversed, and for good, thankfully. I had been in the process of claiming my throne, in fact, when I was summoned to Tu Vishan! Primarily speaking with the standing king and council to discuss my rightful place." And deal with an angry guy with a sword calling him a villain, of course. Standard. "The war that saw me displaced has concluded, but a fresh one rises by the same man, a sworn enemy of mine, the kingdom and all living things."

He swirls his tea, the crystal glass delicately pinched between his claw. "So yes, a great deal going on in my prime zone when I was plucked up, but I will set it to rights upon my return. And what of you, Ms. Sarah? Is yours a world of only Overlanders like yourself? I suspect that is the case for many here. Alas and alack, to be the odd man out!" He dramatically covers his eyes in faux distress.