Draiss gave the avian a smile, before shrugging. "Because she sees this plane as belonging to her mistress, and some other god trying to get a better foothold would be against her. And believe me, I have had differences with them, foiled another plot of theirs to try and summon an avatar for planar domination and all that, but if what she said was right, then we are gonna need all the help we can get."<br/><br/>He gave Hikass a level look, before slightly shaking his head, though he waited for a nearby mercenary to pass by before replying. "Absolutely not. While I wish we could, this plan absolutely has to be stopped, regardless of the cost. It wasn't as bad as I initially thought, but still bad enough."<br/><br/>He silently cursed his word choice as he spoke, but continued onward, hoping the lioness wouldn't remember them, though he could feel she was suspicious of him already, from the giant fight.