Devaguea looked concerned at the cartographer's appearance, until he heard the full report. Then he had to fight between amusement at Jubilost's misadventure, and annoyance at how little he had found. The dragon managed to show neither, instead only expressing concern. "Do you need some time before you head back out? I was thinking of clearing out the south western area next month, but that is not a priority, it just needs to be done."<br/><br/>He told Jubilost about his suspicions that the dwarf fortress he was looking for was in the south western quarter of his lair. He also added that he suspected it was near a river, due to the fact that dwarves had no real reason to be in the area other than trade, so he guessed it was in the northern half of the remaining area. If Jubilost agreed, he offered to let him have that area, since it was most likely to contain what he was looking for, and keep his own explorations to the southern half.<br/><br/>Regardless, he spent the next week and a half running the fledgling nation, taking care of issues as the next month rolled in, and spending time with both his advisers and his settlers, especially the orphans that he had built a home for.