Back in the world, he finds that Alinor still hasn't returned to his city; Draiss will need to travel to Caldora's, in order to find the two of them. The two women have been thoroughly inundated with his scent, while he's been gone, and are bent quite strongly toward his will. Not so much that their personalities have melted away, but they're certainly very strongly attracted to him, and don't like being away from him for long.