Rex returned to his own body the same way he always did from Lustia's domain: all at once. Full sensory access was restored as soon as his consciousness returned to the vessel it belonged in.
He was in the Academy's guest quarters, which were the furnished rooms on the third floor that Elizabeth had set aside for members of the Special Honor Division who wanted to stay at the academy instead of going to the city to live.
The ceiling above him was just plain stone, like the kind used in institutional buildings. The light coming through the narrow window was still blue-dark, like it was before dawn.
This meant that Lustia's domain worked outside of time in the practical sense of the word; even though the conversation had felt long, the world had probably only moved an hour in his absence.
He moved his head and noticed Diana was lying on her side with her back to him, and the blanket was wrapped around her in a way that only a light sleeper would do when they weren't fully awake.
