Draiss grinned at the obvious down playing of the Sultan's harem, noting several of the more attractive females, though still rather bland compared to his beauties, and then smiled slightly when he FINALLY spotted Cerul's mother. It was immediately clear who she was, even without him having gotten the information from the other elf, for she was an older but still very attractive version of Cerulean, or should that be Cerulean was a younger version of her...<br/><br/>He made a note and dropped a quick mental tab on her, so he could easily find her later, before following the sultan to his personal zoo. He listened to the small talk, offering his thoughts, pointing out that the sultan wasn't as bad as some of the rulers he had met. He had his good points, and he had his personal quirks, and those were fairly acceptable, as far as quirks went. Or at least those that Draiss had seen, though he kept that thought to himself. He was very much impressed with the Sea Serpent, this far from its native home, pointing out that he could easily set up a spell to recycle the water for the Sea Serpent, and would be willing to do so as a gift for the Sultan if he was interested.<br/><br/>The Deva was extremely interesting, and judging by her expression, and made a note to remember her, Aviendha would probably like having another angel to talk to, or at very least to get out of trouble. The absolute best, though, was the emerald dragon, and he spent a moment admiring her, noting the books, before turning back to the sultan, fairly certain that the sultan already knew which of the creatures had caught his attention. "Truly a collection worthy of a leader."