"Actually, I haven't felt better in years," he says. "I think finally... meeting you has empowered me," he says, cheerfully.<br/><br/>The rest of Draiss' stay in this world goes well, as he quickly wins over the populace, and further establishes his legend amongst them.<br/><br/>After he returns to his domain, he has two years of.. relative peace. He can feel the hostilities rising, as more and more reports of Verdelet's activities reach him, especially with her constructs not only working openly, but, somehow, finding ways to outperform his constructs, either through sabotaging his own works, or setting themselves up for victories that they control. Unfortunately, they are quite effective; not quite at the level of Draiss', but strong enough to fulfill the requirements for the majority of buyers.