The aftermath of an Endbinger battle is anything but orderly - and so at just the right moment a body might be left unwatched long enough for a portal to open and a hand to reach out and touch it.
Post 'ward of the state' Lorica is dead and invited to tea.
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The Fairy Queen brings out a shade that looks like they are part wolf who then howls silently into the distance.
And a young woman with blonde hair laced with feathers will show up soon after, recognizable from her former life as a pop star.