Draiss grinned, and approached the elemental, nodding a greeting to it, before sitting down, all of his defensive and offensive capabilities completely down. He simply presented his case, that he needed information from a source, and that it had asked that he destroy it, but he had an alternative in mind. He would temporarily absorb the elemental, combining the two of them, and then would get the information needed, before releasing the the elemental back here. HE offered to swear that he would do so, regardless of whether or not the source believed him, on any oath the elemental asked. He then sat back, and waited for the elemental to consider the request.