Only another Tiamat or a Guardian might have called Lith out on his lies.
Alas, Guardians didn't meddle in trifling matters and Lith was the only Tiamat on Mogar. Raagu took his words at face value, regretting one time too many the times when she had missed the opportunity to make him an offer too good for him to turn down.
'Even though in the end Verhen became a Divine Beast, part of him is still an evolved human. It might be a path unique to his species, but maybe it's something he could share or at least other humans could learn from.' She inwardly sighed.
'As it is, he has no reason to help us. All of his notable allies are beasts whereas my race only antagonized him on multiple occasions. Asking his family for help would be a waste of time. Maybe his wife could be easier to reason-'