Lucien and Lilith returned to Lootwell without incident.
The instant teleportation array worked.
Lucien looked around once, then let out a breath he had not realized he had been holding.
A grin spread across his face almost immediately.
Lilith noticed.
"So it passed your impossible standards?"
Lucien looked at her with open satisfaction.
"It passed enough of them that I'm willing to be happy."
Lilith smiled faintly at that.
They stepped out of the chamber together, and as they walked, Lucien began explaining the recent changes in Lootwell.
Lilith listened with brightening eyes.
By the time he finished, she looked like someone trying very hard to remain dignified while already deciding where she wanted to begin improving things first.
"That is fun," she said at last.
Soon they found Anvil-Horn.
The old master turned when he sensed them coming, and the moment his eyes landed on his daughter standing beside Lucien, something in his posture loosened.
He exhaled slowly.
