"It is," he replies, passionately. "I was as good as dead; only the Geass saved my life, and I have performed deeds enough to damn my soul for all eternity. I don't intend to back down, now." He blinks, at what he considers Draiss' overreaction. "I don't know why you're afraid of her; aside from granting me the Geass, she doesn't have any magic."