<em>Pity,</em>Verdelet's voice says, ringing out through the room; clearly an illusion, generated by the room, as it distorts, ever so slightly, as he damages the walls.<em>I was hoping my defenses would be enough to slow you, or even kill a few of you, before I had to abandon it. But, no matter. This is a perfect opportunity to not only remove all of you, but also to destroy your precious constructs. Enjoy,</em>he voice says, the message fading, along with the sense of her presence. Had she really been here, or was it only a trap?<br/><br/>Moments later, Draiss can feel another surge of power, slowly beginning to build, on the opposite end of her lair; a power building<em>way</em>too fast to be safely contained... which, very well, might be the idea.