Tristan nodded.  "I admit it seems unlikely.  But it is the curse of my kind to be stubborn," he admitted, "I cannot help but wonder if I will only be dissuaded from this by attempting it.  I know there is little to be said in favor of them, but there is a vitality and a strength in them.  I cannot help but dream of what they could do if they did not expend so much of it bickering against each other and fighting us."<br/><br/>He looked over and a serious cast took his face.  "And by the same token, I am very much afraid of what would happen if some dark power such as a shadowspawn were able to harness their strength the way this one seems to be trying to do.  That's why I asked for your help in this.  I can see them forged into a real threat, not just to these far flung reaches but to all of Bartain."