Draiss stared at the queen for a moment, before snapping the bone fingers, and forming a balefire blade, which this time formed with a loud snapping hiss. "Zero, come here for a moment. There is a... slight problem."<br/><br/>He pulled Zero away from the female, extending his senses to be aware of everything, and gestured for Shirley to join them. "Shirley, did anyone do anything while I was gone? Other than mama's boy here groping the queen, I mean."<br/><br/>He did a quick glance at the threads of fate, seeing what Zero's mother actually looked like, getting an impartial and uncompromisable outside information source, before turning to Zero. "Any reason your 'mother' might be less than thrilled to see you again?"