Draiss stepped into the room, and listened for a minute, before losing his temper. "Niara, do you ENJOY staying cooped up in this room, unable to head out and visit old friends that you knew before this curse happened? Do you enjoy living in fear of losing control and attacking whoever happens to be near you, possibly including those kids that listen with so much enchantment and naked envy in their eyes to your stories?"<br/><br/>He waited for her answer before continuing. "Then do you want to possibly be able to enjoy your curse/gift? If so, try thinking instead of reacting. You were the smartest person out of all thirteen of us, and I don't know why you are so scared of yourself that you can't even leave your room."<br/><br/>He was deliberately pushing her, trying to force her outside her comfort zone. He waited a moment before continuing. "I just got done killing the Blackguard, and we are getting closer to the end game. Remember what that overdeity avatar said? There were eight, there are six, and when there is one, you will be whole. Or something to that effect. That means, even if you stay in this room for the showdown of me against that damn marilith, when THAT is over, at some point, I will have to take your taint from you. That is the second reason I pushed you to get a prophet, so I wouldn't have to kill you like I just did the blackguard to get your taint out of you. If you want, once you have enough followers to survive it, I will strip it from you like I did the blackguard, without the death part, and you can then go your own way.<br/><br/>Just remember who you once were. It is partially my fault, when you most needed help, I turned you aside, not thinking of what you were going through, and I will live with that for the rest of my life. But I am NOT going to lie down and wait for someone to kill me. You know of my sins, you know that all of them were because no one bothered to stop and fucking tell me anything. And now I have to answer for it, if only to myself. But I am not going to stop until I have finally settled this whole, wretched affair."<br/><br/>He refrained from glaring at her, taking a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "If you want out, completely and permanently, say so now. Jashah will keep the beyonders from tainting you further, you then step up getting yourself established, and once you have ten thousand followers, I will tear that taint from you, and walk this dark path to Hell alone."