Skullius remembered every detail about his trip to Maqi – as his possessed self. Since his intent for coming here wasn't nearly as daring as what he had had in mind last time, he was determined to ensure that his approach didn't trigger the egos of the Maqians; that was all too easy to accomplish with the right amount of cockiness, after all.
He made sure to descend quite far from Maqi's capital and that he would be spotted by hidden sentries. (They weren't so hidden before his natural divine senses.)
The Maqians embraced nature almost as much as the Sif, only, they did in their own way. They valued the land more than its produce – trees and all forms of vegetation. This fact was embodied by the sentries who rushed to receive Skullius and Elita as soon as they landed.