Even though Ric wanted to be returned to his normal self really badly, he wasn't looking forward to meeting Valarinth in this vulnerable form. One, there was the "attack the females" rumor going on about him and two, he wasn't really able to defend himself in case she got angry about what he had planned . Hopefully, she hadn't heard about it yet. Zemblo and Angel both knew his plans, he wasn't to sure about Moonshadow, but maybe they wouldn't tell.