Draiss gestured, ensnaring the spell with his own, containing the spell, and examining it. "Hold one, seeing if I can dispel that. If not, request permission during the next contact, under the intent of exchanging information. If so, then we can continue the original agreement.<br/><br/>And yes, I would rather have you, instead of someone else that I might not catch until they are trying something foolish, like sabotage. At that point, I would be obligated to destroy them, and spread the tale of why I killed them and assimilated their holdings. Easier to make sure it doesn't happen again."<br/><br/>He then began to carefully work with the spell, trying to bypass it so that it would simply not register the conversation, and would keep her nearby until he was sure that the spell wouldn't obliterate her for revealing the information.