He woke with a jolt, and looked around, before taking stock of his situation. He then forced himself to relax, and closed his eyes, not sure how it had happened, but he was definitely not where he had gone to sleep. At the sound of the clicking, he closed his eyes, and mentally braced himself, going into SERE training. He already had his eyes mostly shut when she came in, so the light wasn't blinding him, though it still took time to adjust. Something about this place felt off, and it wasn't just that they had spirited him away without him sensing anything. He tried to not react to her, but that was an impossible chore, so he simply ignored his natural reaction to her. He stared at her for a moment, before giving her a sort of bow. "Lady Tiamat, I presume. I was wondering when you would get in contact with me. I had already met three of the four apparent major power players or their minions, and was wondering when you would show up."