"As if they could have done anything to me. I was protecting them from the same influences by my enemies; it was either that, or have them be spirited away, and I doubt they would have appreciated that. My people, at least, know I fought to protect them." Draiss can sense he's not telling the whole truth, but there's enough truth in his comments, perhaps because he honestly believes it, himself, that he's not outright lying, either. "As for your alternative, I suppose you do have a good point, there. Still, if you'd allow me to remain on my homeworld, I am certain that, given time, and, with my gift, I certainly have enough of it, I could restore the world to its former glory. I only regret that it had to come to this... my friends and I were once so close, after all."