He was in necropolis until you and your people arrived.
Splinters littered the floor. The giant black oak, with its smooth shiny bark and sturdy limbs, the chestnut with its rugged, seamed sides and bristling burrs, the hickory with its lofty height and curled shelling bark, were all well known and well loved by betty.
The seventh empress was now quite insane, living in a make-believe world of her own, and had effectively been committed to secure quarters within the palace - her own private havenmoon.