Complex sentence: On the way, Brandt is joined by his friend Jusqua and the princess's bodyguard Yunita, who help him rescue Princess Aire and slay Louhi, and when they return to town, everyone's been turned to stone and the king is nowhere to be found.
Split into simpler sentences: On the way, Brandt is joined by his friend Jusqua and the princess's bodyguard Yunita, who help him rescue Princess Aire and slay Louhi. However, when they return to town, everyone's been turned to stone and the king is nowhere to be found.