Devaguea tilted his head at the shriek and panicked teleport, blinking in bemused confusion. "Maybe he has a fear of... wait, did you say Stroon? I wonder if he is related to the late Baroness of Fort Drellin. If so, he might be the brother, or was it cousin, she was snarling curses about abandoning her. If so, little wonder he fled. Still, he didn't attack, and I heard of no wrong doing in his name yet, so he didn't need to run."<br/><br/>He belated greeted his bard, and told her to hold off her report until they got back home. The rest of the council, including the new members, would need to be briefed, so she could spare herself the repeated questions, and just do it all at once. Though he did warn her of the newest council member, a human named Nyrissa, no relation to the Nyrissa she had been researching.<br/><br/>Once back at the capital, Devaguea let Tina head back to her room to relax, saying she could brief everyone the next day, while he went to organize things for her. Once the briefing was done, Jubiolost and his expanded group left, mapping the upper sections of the Slough, and working their way north to the former Fort Drellin.