"I'm more curious than tired at this time."

"All right. We'll have someone bring in refreshments."

He sits down.

The newcomer is very unhappy.

So are these guards.

They want to know his name and whether he has magic and where he's from and how he got here and whether he means anyone in the palace any harm and whether he means to spy for any foreign countries and what he thinks of the pharaoh and whether he understands that local law is very strict about magic in the pharaoh's presence and some questions that nearly duplicate these ones.

"Corbelan. Yeah I do. None of your business. Some kind of portal Maia or something. Reserving judgment on that. No. Seems kind of trigger happy. Kind of implied by how you phrased the question."

Well. 

What species is he. Does he rely on his magic to live or succeed at basic tasks such as eating and cleaning himself. 

"Human. No."

Fine. They're putting him in an antimagic prison for now. Anything that he would like conveyed to anybody on this plane or in reach of it?

"If my friends come looking for me what are you gonna do about it?"

"That depends on whether they break any laws or intend to hurt anyone here or cooperate with local authorities."

"They'd just want to figure out why I haven't come back."

"Then we will explain where you are and release you to them, if they promise to leave or follow the law while they're here."

"You could just let me leave, too, if you weren't putting me in antimagic prison."

"We might do that once we know more about how you surpassed the protections on the palace."

"I didn't do that, some kind of Maia that looked like a snake did it."

"Sure. Once we know more about how it happened, or you make up your mind about whether you intend to hurt any of the people we protect."

"I'd be way more confident on that point if you hadn't immediately attacked me."

"Were you injured?"

"Not physically."

Then they'll escort him to the antimagic prison.

He doesn't make a fuss about it.

" - unfortunately it sounds like we won't be able to meet the other mysterious guest," he tells Mirelótë. "At least not any time soon. He told our security that he hasn't decided whether he intends to attack anyone in the palace, and people who feel that way are not allowed in the palace."

"Oh. Where is he?"

"In prison near here. We'll send someone to talk to him and try to figure out what's going on."

"You put him in prison?"