Draiss stared at her, before shaking his head. "No, I have a counter offer, return my elf, and WE will not allow the other beyonder hosts to consume you. The other side is intent on consuming all. I want to preserve what I can, including other taints, shards, and hosts, if I can. So are you going to stick to the side that will consume you, or will you take a risk, and go with the side that keeps the host intact. Your backer uses balefire, but the shadows, that is new. They knew ABOUT them, but they couldn't figure out a practical use. But they were about attacking as fast and damaging as possible. A defensive measure without measure on our side."<br/><br/>He grinned and strode forward. "Will you be consumed in the coming storm, or will you risk existence against continued use?"