Remember that Alex is a wizard, not a barbarian. While this is all going on, Alex, Emily, and the Valk wake up, having been revived by the healing spell. When they look around, Alex gasps. In this strange world, they appear to be in lost in the forest around their village, but the trees are sharply in focus! The grass was in high definition! And Alex could see that Emily's hair was separated into fine strands instead of being a solid purple lump! (So pretty!).
Anyway, Alex was the only one who knew about this strange land. He occasionally had visions of walking around in it and hanging out with his wizard friends. But he could never prove its exisance to anyone. This was, as the Village Owners called it, Real Life!
Now what to do next in this strange land of Real Life!, and how to get back home, he didn't know. So he used his electricity powers to light a small campfire to keep himself and his friends warm.