Abduxuel looked toward Elvas'thrae and spoke curtly "You have deprived me of a great victory here, male." The statement was a bit ambiguous as to what victory the first daughter was speaking of. "Those devils were as good as dead. Now, thanks to you, they are not corpses divulging their secrets to me. Instead they are living enemies waiting to strike again and reporting everything they can back to their unknown master."  Abduxuel always felt his most seductive when she was subliminally threatening. The pale drow noble shrugged and said softly as she slinked closer to the mage. "I hope a man with your intelligence plans for his future....."  The little comment highlighted how Abduxuel felt about the permanency of her mother's rule. Elvas's intervention on the matron's behalf would normally give Abduxuel cause to view him as someone allied purely with the Matron Mother. However the mage and first daughter's lack of familiarity with each other afforded Elvas'thrae some ambiguity. It was his duty to protect Faeremhara after all.<br/><br/>"I think you could have done better, but you did ensure Matron Faeremhara's safety. I'm sure she will appreciate the gesture even if you let the devils slip away."<br/><br/>Xhyri'Neerune left on her own accord. The Yochlol was a real wildcard that meant, for better or worse, Lolth was watching. One thing about the battle that troubled Abduxuel was how their foe locked down Izerel's power. Their steps to counter Janafae's dragon meant the enemy was well informed, but it was still something that could be easily scouted for. Izerel's power of possession was something no one in the house knew about other then Micarmur'ss and even he didn't even know Myzriel had a twin. Abduxuel had done such a good job of keeping Izerel's existence and specific powers a secret that wondered if it wasn't just coincidence.<br/><br/>"Well sister, would you and your companion like a quick trip back to the mansion? Why don't we look around a little more in case there is information to be had here. Then I can teleport us all back" Abduxuel said to Janafae.