Nadriina gives him a worried glance, but the two follow him, down into the depths of this underground cavern.<br/><br/>The lich takes several minutes to finally respond to him, and sounds very much like a doddering old man than a terrifying lich, often muttering to himself and trailing off in thought, midsentence, though Draiss can sense the immense intelligence behind him. "Ahh, yes, the Soul Engine, yes. Work of wonder, that was. The only way to save this world. Why, if it hadn't been for that brave young man, we would all be dead, by now, yes indeed." "Thir, you<em>are</em>dead." "Yes, yes, minor details, Samuel. He's a good lad, Samuel boy, though he's a bit slow on the uptake, sometimes. Not like Leonel was, my what a good boy he was. Such a shame, such a brave young man. Why, I remember the time he saved us all from complete destruction. Dark times, they were, not merely bleak, like today."