Draiss had watched the hatchlings and young dragons with amusement, before shaking his head, hoping they wouldn't find them. He finished the lockdown sweeps, and informed the trusted individuals in both areas as to why there was a sudden security sweep, before returning to the domain. He then wrote up a reply in the second cipher, the note in the first saying that the children were missing her, and he still had that important information for her, though the second meaning was a bit more informative for her.<br/><em><br/>No intruders, nothing breached security. Scans of security and access logs did not record anything out of the usual. Information needed, if opponent is similar in power to myself. Time manipulation worrying, now behind curve. Stay safe, and get out if needed. Rescue difficult, no idea where enemy bases are to raid.</em><br/><br/>He sighed and sent the message back, before beginning work on discovering what possible effects on time that magic could have. If it was a worst case scenario, then the attack on his mother and home were the result of Verdelet, striking back through time to try and get to him. He paused, suddenly wary, as he remembered the adventure to convince the kobolds to stop raiding, and realized that he had had NO LOGICAL REASON to go on it. Hell, he had openly detested two of the members, and the others either invoked apathy or indifference.