Melock:
I thought the earth witch as Greeshar to keep the key as the warding's don't effect Gadesha and no one else needs to go down there.
Maybe the Earth Witch sent word for the key to be returned as she defined that the tomb might be opened? All that was before my time so I don't know but a shame to put the sales on a good ceremony idea.
Melock:
I didn't think the poor ostrich would go very far :)
It is a magical ceremony, things are bigger with the aid of magic so I don't think we need to worry that an ostrich well not go far enough, I reckon that sacrificing something would provide enough.