The sphinxes surround him protectively, ready to intervene, if anything happens. The water tastes like any out of a well, cool and fairly fresh. A few minutes pass and...<br/><br/>Nothing happens.<br/><br/>The worst that happens is the feeling of dread and anxiousness he gets, from knowingly having drunk poison that, apparently, turns people into raving lunatics. Finally, the Queen sends him,<em>Interesting. I am finished with my analysis. You may return, now; the effect will wear off on them in a few days.</em>