Draiss was arguing with Ama, pointing out that he had brought them in to get her interested, not to get HER, when the noise of a weapon being drawn made him whirl, pushing with his divine power, thinking that the stalker was about to shoot her. The push changed the angle of the weapon, so that it was no longer discharging the weakened stun bolt into the ground between her feet, but into her right foot. The weakened electric shock ran up her leg, completely numbing the limb, instead of just making it tingle.<em>Absolutely not, I chose this path, and I will see it through to whatever end that happens. That is my choice.</em><br/><br/>He caught Esmyra before she feel, and helped her to sit on a nearby counter. "And that is why I wanted you to stop. They will defend their secrets, with lethal force if you keep pressing. I MIGHT tell you some of them if you pass the shadow stalker's test, but you are failing yourself before you started. Patience."