Done with the lesser mages, in a process that took far longer than that descriptor warranted, and Caiaphas worked up a small barrier of earth that they could recover behind. He stayed out in the open, and simply stared at the mage, realizing they were in a Mexican standoff, no one that could move would move, as everyone would die or get killed. All in all, annoying. So instead, he decided to go another route. "So, who are they? I assume various important personages, cause that is about the only card you have left at this point."