Draiss glanced back, and took his message, before requesting the messenger construct be put through a diagnostic and repair cycle, as it was fabricating messages. He glanced over the note, before nodding. "Four hours it is. Dinner too, be nice to have it with people for a change. Tired of eating in my lab. Yes, I know I could have gone up to be with everyone else, spare me the lecture and glare. Good news is that the theory is now working. At least for a small quantity."<br/><br/>He didn't expand on the last comment, just thinking that Lloth would be delighted to learn what the new balefire technique did. A literal web of strands, and until he put power into them, the target could entangle itself and never know.<br/><br/>Three hours later, Draiss, Bastetta, and Tysinni were in the palace, and he was playing mortality with her, just a quick game. While they waited for the Emperor, D had a conversation with Tysinni, trying to determine what the best course of action was, now that they were talking without Bastetta listening. It was faster, and it was easier.