Draiss had paused at the door, and glanced back, his eyes flashing golden like V'elen's core, before leaving, letting it know that he channeled the power even when V'elen might not want him to. "Probably like that because you have been crushing her mind for nearly two fifths of a cycle. I can help her start doing things on her own, and others can help her regain her previous competency. Provided you don't do something snivelingly incompetent."<br/><br/>He paused upon entering, and blinked a few times before shaking his head, and then glancing at Avi. "Friend from your previous deity?"