As for the OP, I get the feeling he did see *something* about us as his Aether dispersed. Maybe a clearer sight of the Blessing within us, maybe something else.

But, I do agree with Enkidoh that a lot of it was just him in complete disbelief that he was defeated. 1000 years of prayer and the near-infinite Aether from the Triad and the Eye...and he lost so easily...