Draiss had a scrying spell on the host the second their portal appeared, and he watched it with his two shadow lords, who were shaking their heads at the wasted energy. The death squad shadow lord watched for a moment, before tapping the control orb in Draiss' throne, activating the spell that allowed Draiss to be heard in any section of the fortress. "Death squads, kill any demon that fails to follow orders. End of Line."<br/><br/>The death squad had been scattered throughout the fortress, instead of the usual shadow stalkers, who were still there, but only for maintenance of the embedded defenses, and to provide a few more constructs throughout the fortress in case some demon lord got the bright idea to try an assault. They would provide cover while reinforcements channeled in, either into the fortress or behind the enemy. He glanced at the shadow lord, before tapping the orb, and talking to the demon guards. "Showy bastards aren't they? Stand firm, and remember who you are. You are the best and personal guards of a Greater Demon Lord. They are as nothing against you. Stand firm, but do not attack. Defense is allowed, and the constructs are there to ensure any attackers are dealt with, not just demons. We are noone's fools."<br/><br/>He still had about twenty minutes after reassuring the troops before he guessed the angels would be done with their 'show', and decided to teleport to the balcony near his throne room, where he could look down on the angels, a novel position for a demon lord not with a captive angel. He waited through the grandstanding, though when they spent too much time, in his mind, insulting the demons, he gestured for them to hurry up. It was showboating on both their parts, and he was enjoying it. The constructs escorted the angels up to the throne room, where Draiss had returned to the throne, though he did return the bow with a half bow from the throne, indicating that, to him, their current positions were equal, since he wasn't here as a god first. Her question earned a raised eyebrow, before he tapped the orb, and used stone meld to give Kammy and Ash a comfortable seat, as this game was going to take a while, he figured. "I am always interested in another game. Though why we needed to be here, rather than say, Union, is a question that I want to ask though I sense it won't be answered even if I did."<br/><br/>A large game board appeared off to the side, and Draiss descended the throne to offer Sabrael his arm, before leading her over to it, where they could glance out the nearby windows to admire the rather bleak but nevertheless impressive vista of the plan. He let her pick her seat, before setting up his pieces, this time using his 'standard' set, though his queen was now Ama, rather than the generic gold dragoness it had been. "So, perhaps you will humor me as to why now, at least?"