Naima doesn't enter either of the rooms in the palace where bodies have been laid out. On another day, Ishani thinks, she might enjoy having this conversation herself; as far as he can tell, one of the few hobbies she permits herself is creating situations that leave people extremely confused, and then explaining things until the confusion is either resolved or her counterparty gives up on resolving it. But not today. Today she plane shifts right back to the demiplane, to do an extra day of paperwork before returning to do two more resurrections after midnight. But the conversation still needs to happen. She's assigned Ishani to have it, because, she says, she trusts him to make most social situations better instead of worse.

Blai wakes up on a simple bed in an unfamiliar room. The man standing next to it is ethnically Vudran, visibly a cleric of Abadar, and a native speaker of Chelish Taldane (Korvosan dialect, in particular).

"Select Blai Artigas, the Archmage Naima would like to apologize for your untimely death last night. You have been resurrected at the crown's expense, and are not considered liable for any part of the cost of raising you. Is there anything I can help you with?"