It was impossible to miss the god-queen and her entourage, which as expected easily outdid the others in attendance for sheer majesty. He certainly recognized the ritual being performed as he approached, utterly disregarding the three men - even the gigantic Caligula, who dwarfed the thin and slightly-built warlock many times over- and sweeping past them to stand before Astaroth, offering a slight bow to the inestimably beautiful woman, Nashandra keeping a respectful distance as her master did so.<br/><br/>"Greetings to you, God-Queen. I see that you have decided to grace us with your divine presence, and unless i missed my guess are already looking into the Gheldaketh situation."<br/><br/>He would be surprised if her divination yielded much in the way of useful information, though nonetheless he would have Nashandra and his other underlings look into it by other means soon. That could wait, though. Now was the time to assess his peers and rivals and see what difficulties they would undoubtedly cause for him.