Draiss allowed himself to react, as Maura allowed herself to calm down. He was so relaxed in fact that he barely recognized the dryads as a threat, and it was not until three of his floating eyes darted back in front of him that he realized that there might be trouble.<em>Besides, I need to not appear omniscient</em>, he thought to himself as he started to alert the party, right as the first dryad made her own presence known.