Draiss noted the observation from the drone, and kept the marilith on the back of its tail, but did not, would not, press for the kill until he knew what was laughing. He did take one of the arms off at the shoulder, just to see how it would react, before risking a quick glance around, trying to figure out if something was in the room, or if, like the Beyonder cocoon, something else was aware of everything that went on inside the cave.