"None at all," he says, with a slight laugh, thanking Draiss for the additional advice.<br/><br/>True to his word, the diplomat has fled outside, loosenign the collar on his dignified outfit, and generally looking frazzled. He confers with his companions, but everyone seems to be baffled by the sudden turnaround. Just as Draiss comes into earshot, though, the youngest of the group offers one theory; the sudden change in attitude seems to have coincided with the arrival of the mayor's 'mage grandfather'... though the diplomat quickly dismisses that as being preposterous. After all, didn't they spend all that money to protect him from mental influence? What could a mage possibly do?