"They don't have to know. I can come up with something." He curled his tail around him and played with the end of it as he continued. "I asked them to keep watch out there. They couldn't exactly be interfering with a foretold battle, and it's kind of my job to take care of anyone who makes it that far. It's kind of like a traditional display of power. Sometimes others watch, but they're on the alert for a different threat right now. I didn't actually think that you'd come alone, you see..." 

Any further explanation was cut off by an odd growling sound. Tensing up at the sound, Soreth blushed slightly when he realized where it came from. "Oh... that's right, I forgot to eat again... Do you want anything, by any chance?"