He nodded, before shrugging. "Didn't know if it was possible, so didn't want to get their hopes up by telling them. Besides, I don't get to surprise many people here anymore, so it was nice to be able to make all of them gape. And I hope you two do make up. I am putting you and yours, along with my kitsunes, under his charge if something happens to me."<br/><br/>He knocked on the table reflexively, before frowning. "Found another beyonder host today, similar to E'Lune that Jashah's people... worship, I guess. He has been doing something that I suspected was a bad idea, and he proved me right. Gave beyonder taints to a bunch of people, and it has drained him to the point where you could likely take him. And then the tainted went and became fanatic zealots. Just as well he got along with me, otherwise I would be leading a small army of death squad there to purge them. Give a mortal absolute power without any way of calling them out, and they go off the deep end. Just as well I keep everyone around.<br/><br/>Still think the taint idea has a little merit to it, but I need to see if the taints can absorb ambient power to replace what the host would lose. If they can, then me and V'elen can continue the argument about getting something for the rest of you to cheat with."