Draiss sighed, and went back to Ash's tent, alerting her that he had had a hiccup in his plan, and would need some quiet and to be left alone once he got back for half an hour. Once back, he gave her a quick hug and caress, before settling down on his cushion, pausing only to accept the drink the lioness servant offered before apparently falling into a trance, carefully extending his sense outward, to get more information, and to find his now more than likely former companions. The hanging was a surprise, he would have thought they would be carefully rendered harmless, and tossed in with the captives for sacrifice, or given to the troops to enjoy before the hanging.