He started to reach over, before pausing and then gently squeezing her arm. "You know, if you don't cheer up, I am gonna have to give you a hug and call you a woobie. How about I go first, and you can decide what you want me to know. Also, my name is Draiss, don't have a surname."<br/><br/>He gave her a small smile, before looking to the side, considering where to start. "So, you are probably curious about why I have a Beyonder taint and aren't busy trying to take you apart."<br/><br/>He gave her an abridged version of his ascension, mostly focusing on the last adventure, before mentioning that he had figured out a way to separate himself from the taint without diminishing the power gained, before finishing with what he had been doing to counter Beyonder taints, and the ones that he had already destroyed.