He started to answer, but paused, and considered her question for a moment, before waggling one hand from side to side. "Kinda. Those were high priests and priestesses of their deities, though their gods DID possess them for the meeting. So technically it WAS them, but attempting to use more of their powers would have burned the priest out, leaving only a husk behind. The amount of power they could bring to bear was fractional, so it was basically a 'shard' of them, similar to what is giving me and my constructs such a run around."<br/><br/>He stood up after that question, suddenly realizing the time. "And you can help me for one of the most important task of the day."<br/><br/>He reached out, offering her his hand, before side stepping the two of them to the hatchery, where he was promptly swarmed by dozen of draconic hatchlings. A handful of eggs were in a nearby nest, and several other empty nests were scattered throughout the room in corners. He laughed as he pushed his way back to his feet, having let the hatchlings tackle and knock him over, and spent several minutes answering several dozen rapid fire questions from them about where and what he had been doing the last few days, as well as who Tysinni was. The last question he deferred to Tysinni, though he did pick up one of the half bronze reds females at the back, and snuggled her despite her thrashes and protests.