It wasn't just a matter of keeping the lost city from exploding. The Eldritches had no idea how Auros enslaved his hosts and the hybrids had discovered during the War of the Griffons that their life forces were weak by design against that kind of spell.
Orulm and Abthot couldn't risk falling prey to a Forbidden Magic similar to the Unwavering Loyalty array and in turn exposing everything they had worked so hard for.
Orulm answered her worried look with a nod, keeping up with the façade and using the black aura of Chaos surrounding him to pretend that he still had energy in spades.
["What deal?"] The colossus said and then made his own mouth disappear to avoid the further humiliation of screaming in pain.
["I'm not going to tell the Council about your current position and weakened state. If you are lucky, you'll be back to your feet before they find you."] Orulm replied. ["All I ask you in exchange for my mercy, is for you to hang around here."]
