Istredd is genuinely glad that they didn't end up paraded around because he's fairly certain that the response to that from the Summoned would be provoked. Instead it was a polite enough encounter and the two of them went without argument, sending last minute messages to people on the way there. Istredd was relieved when they ended up in the same place so he can keep an eye on Kyle's safety in person. Plus, it's never great to be isolated, especially without Lucifer's voice in his head.

The dungeons themselves are not in terrible condition. They're good enough, with beds and regular food deliveries. Istredd already misses a notebook in his hands so he might ask about allowing one in. The hardest part of all of this is his magic is simply gone. He hasn't felt this disconnect to it since the Pit and it brings up bad feelings because of it. For someone so connected to Chaos, it's an extreme detachment. And then there's the fractured bond between him and Lucifer. Overall, not ideal.

The reality that he went to the coronation and Kyle did not and they still ended up here means the prior warning turned out to be accurate. Istredd gets up when he sees Wilhelm approaching.

"We're fine, Wilhelm." A glance over to Kyle. "They just have some questions for us since we had attachments to the previous regime."