[Hey, you got a solid ten seconds of serious business out of him, that's an accomplishment!]

I only ask since it seems like an inside job. I have seen spells that warp the minds of others, or perhaps this is the result of a spell that was practiced in smaller scale beforehand.

And in personal experience, the servants are the first to fall victim to such things, given how they're easily overlooked and rarely missed by those of higher rankings.