Draiss grinned at them, as he rose and gave them a slight bow. "And as I am the strongest piece on my side, so of course I use myself when the gains a great and the risk high. Isn't that what a god favors, the fortunes to the bold and ruin to the foolish and weak?"<br/><br/>His demeanor had subtly shifted, no longer the unquestioning subservience to everyone, now he projected his natural aura, though much reduced. Similar to a dragon, in charge and more powerful than all surveyed, but that he was also stepping down from his powerful position to offer a better negotiating position to his opposites. Probably a unique position for those two, but when they heard his request, they would likely be needing that enhanced position. Once everyone was seated, he sat across from them, and took a sip of the chilled wine. "So, do you have anything you wish to ask before I get to what we can do for each other, or shall we cut straight to the chase?"