[Anything other is just a waste of time. It's a beast. It needs to be killed. They are here to kill it. Why wait then? Still it made Iskandar smile.]

I doubt it would reconsider it's behaviour should we try to reason with it.

"Oh, excuse me gentlemen, I shall forsake my devious ways, refrain from eating people and become herbivore for the rest of my life. I may even consider joining a covenant on a later date."

No, I don't think this could work.

[If anything this mockery shows he's in a suspiciously good mood. Answering to prayers is all fine. He can always use some more followers and not only for the ego boost, as if he ever needed one. In truth, he was just itching for a real fight for some time now. So, dear kitty, you are most welcome.]

Let's get closer then so you can get a better reading.

[One of the more useful perks of Iskandar being a god not a Servant is that he can now just teleport in front of the construction site. So that's exactly what he does. Saves a lot of walking. Or riding for that matter. In short: useful.]