Draiss laughed softly, the same laugh he had done a hundred times when it had just been the two of them, before shaking his head. "I suspect you could have as well, but his traps were designed for wearing out attackers."<br/><br/>He looked her over, and nodded back to the lair. "So, feeling up to dividing up the hoard? You will get most of it, as you did most of the work, but Tyra and Aveindha, the far to pretty Solar over there glaring at the blue, will get a few treats from it since they helped."<br/><br/>He looked at the others, and helped Cerul to her feet, before sending a private thought to Vorela.<em>I just wanted to see how you were doing Vorela, and maybe if I could take you up on a few of those more interesting thoughts we shared, before we left each other that morning. And if you were interested, maybe you could come with me, just like we had been. But don't answer that now, think about it, get that cool, and poised composure back, think it over, and then give me your answer. And it doesn't have to be yes or no, I am willing to wait as long as I need to now. Time is not my enemy anymore.</em>