The intimidation seems to have gotten through to him, quite clearly; it seems he'd grown a little lax, around the relatively friendly Draiss, and now seems to recognize the situation again, and will likely be much more wary.<br/><br/>Such a large ritual spell was going to be fairly difficult to set up. Even working quickly, it takes the better part of the day to establish it, and is going to be fairly obvious, especially from the air, unless he disguises it with illusions.