To attempt to gain favor with a higher power than her in some ways: He can see that Faeremhara is kind of a failure as a matron for himself; he's educated enough on drow that he can see that if he didn't do it the house itself might suffer for her arrogance.<br/><br/>He sees teh Yolchol there and figures one wouldn't eb thre unless it was to judge a matron of as a sign of lolths' favor and from what he learned: she wasn't precisely there. and he could see that in how the demoness didn't seem to even try to aid her in this situation. and a leader who leads at the front even though the know it leaves their back open is a fool