Draiss' mouth twisted, anger clear on his face, before he stalked forward, the spear under his arm, blade to the ground, not like Ulden had carried it, inexpertly grasped in both hands like a staff. "A coward's response? I should have expected. We argued for an hour, on the way in, trying to think of some way to get everyone back. We were COMRADES. We had decided to say you were rearguards against that force that you said had veered off, and never mention that it had. None of us wanted the power everyone else craved, Icyn. I wanted to study in solitude, Ornon wanted to get back to his newborn, and Aissan and Sonnis wanted to head back to Sonnis' school to teach. But you all laughed, gleefully, as you stabbed us to death. I did die, Icyn, for a year and a half my soul wandered, but my need for revenge touched someone who had what we four wanted, and he agreed to assist me, to come back and tell the true story. And only the fact that during my wandering as a soul I saw the possible futures, and know that this region will never recover without a so called hero leading it is the only reason I haven't opened your throat already."<br/><br/>He was slowly advancing, driving Icyn to the door indicated earlier with his naked anger and rage, projecting the pain of betrayal and death at the bandit. "Which is why I am here, to remind you that the sins of the past are NEVER forgotten and rarely forgiven. Currently, I am going to walk away, and come back at some point, and there will be a full reckoning then. Do well, Icyn, and know that eventually, I will return to claim that which I should have had from you and yours, and to return the pain I gave you. I stay my wrath and blades, for now, and go to the others. Fare thee well, Icyn."<br/><br/>He bowed mockingly to the 'hero' as the door rocked, several guards throwing themselves frantically, his gaze turning to the door, before he teleported out of the building to his inn, gathering the few items in it, and then heading to the nearest exit. His map showed that Icyn ruled the region that was the furthest from the center, but the rest were arranged in a ring around the capital and its region. He would head in, to the closest region, and then swing around, in a spiral heading inward, to return the spear and see that the emperor was informed of the truth.