Draiss paused halfway down the steps, and wrapped his powers about him in a skin tight sheath, before heading down the rest of the way. He looked around upon arriving, and sighed, before trying to grab the thick, magic heavy air, and either absorb the excess magic, or get a spell set up that circulated if he couldn't absorb the power. He did keep his senses on the shadows, not sure if they were truly intelligent or just instinctive. Either could be dangerous, though the second was worse, as he couldn't directly convince them to back off. He would deal with the shadows after he dealt with the distorting magic laden air.