Whoops, we went to report to the president and Hubert is here! He's reported that Windor's armies have left Lhant and returned to Barona.

Asbel stumblingly explains what happened at Duplemar, but before he can spit it out, Hubert is like, "Did he absorb all the eleth from the valkines cryas? Yeah, he does that."

We're the only ones who don't know the plot!!

...actually it's because he did it to Gloandi in Barona, too. The capital is in chaos and Richard just up and disappeared.