Draiss sighed, before sending a request to show these fools what they were dealing with to the elf, and sighed in annoyance before shrugging when the elf indicated no. "Well, since your leader has decided to NOT let me show you what you are up against, instead I will explain why you are hopelessly outclassed, and referred to as militia because I am being generous, rather than armed CIVILIANS. Three points.<br/><br/>One. You actions against the locals have no real threat of being countered, and yet you are set up with no way of being controlled by your leader. Just like a bunch of terrorists that couldn't fight a real fight to save their lives.<br/><br/>Two. Your actions against the locals have all the sophistication of a brain dead ORC, and all the subtly of a giant at a kobold convention. You kill entire villages because ONE of the three hundred in it are tainted, and then claim you are somehow better than the two dozen people who did the same damn thing to you nearly two centuries ago. You are NO better than them, and probably a lot worse.<br/><br/>Three. When dealing with an unknown factor..."<br/><br/>There was a series of loud pops, hisses, snaps, and whines as the four constructs at the back of the room, and BEHIND all the locals, powered up their various weapons. "You 'civilians' let them get behind you without bothering to keep an eye on them. By the time any of you have turned around, the four constructs at the back wall could have very easily killed any two out of three of you. Civilians, you are, despite your claims to being otherwise. You are sloppy, lack discipline, and couldn't hold a line to save your lives. The force dragon that has dedicated itself to guarding this palace is the ONLY exception thus far to the constructs currently evaluating you."<br/><br/>Draiss froze all of them, paralyzing them for a couple of seconds, trying to show that they were small fish in a smaller pond, but he had a bad feeling that this would only inflame them further. He sent an apology to the elf, a rapid thought that advised to speak quickly, as the paralysis would not last long, and that he had assumed that they were rational, rather than completely insane. He added that, if they were all insane, he would not wait for the elf to act, but would himself, and very few of the followers would survive.