The Security there says he didn't know the spell was that important? People do that the first few times they get tapped with Wisdom. There's also nothing they can do about it, or so the guy thought? They can't read his mind and they can't use mind control either.
He's got 1.3 hours left on his original request. Half an hour ago he peeked out to ask for food and if the literal actual Imperial palace had any real books on agreements between gods, and was told maybe possibly but it's not the best time to ask.