Who is Death? (comment in the chapter comments)

Two days passed in a strange, tense truce within Aelrindel's lavish manor. Michael and Gaya, despite being the perpetrators of a rather bloody massacre of elven guards, found themselves treated as reluctant, if not respected, guests. Aelrindel, still nursing his bruised ribs and even more bruised ego, kept a wary distance, avoiding any direct interaction with the two gods. Archon's explicit orders to avoid any further conflict, coupled with the very real fear of godly retribution, kept the proud elf in check. Alyndra, on the other hand, underwent a noticeable transformation.