Draiss popped out in his lab in the mage tower, which was connected to the smaller fortress near the summoning circle that he had defeated, and nodded to the resident mage giving a class on alchemy. He wandered out of the fortress, pausing frequently to talk to the guards, asking how everything was, what problems there were, and learned about the protesters. He sighed, and headed to his home, set in the side of the mountain with a good view of the valley, allowing him to rain spells on anyone that managed to get past the first fortress. He shook his head as he saw the protesters, and whistled loudly to get their attention. "My apologies for taking so long to return, but I will see you all shortly in my study, once I have caught up on everything, which should be in about an hour or two. I can put you in a common room, with refreshments while you wait."<br/><br/>He nodded politely, and then waved to the resident druid, a handsome half cheetah male. He talked with him briefly for a moment, seeing how the expansion of the valley was going, before slapping the druid's shoulder and then heading up to the lair. His harem would be in their section of the lair, protected by illusions to keep the protesters from finding them, and placed them in the comfortable but not extravagant common room where a handful of servants got them drinks and light foods, so they wouldn't be too uncomfortable while they waited. He spent about an hour and a half in his study, working on keeping the valley running, and approving more storage areas in the mountain below his lair, as well as some more housings near the fields, along with several dozen other minor crises that a town seemed to stagger between, like a drunken soldier heading from one bar to another. That finally finished, he laughed softly at the thought of what the protesters must be thinking, before pouring a glass of chilled fruit juice, and nodding to the servant, having him bring the protesters up, while he turned and walked to the balcony and examined his valley in detail.