Draiss leaned forward, and rested his chin in the palm of one hand, the fingers of his other drumming the table. "Why keep it a secret? And why affect us then? Until you tried to affect Us, we had nothing to go on. Just a slightly 'off' town, and three of Ours that had completely forgotten us. No, this is not keep a secret, this is something else. And you will tell Us, or We will make you. No one else will remember the conversation, so this is your one chance to come clean. Otherwise, We will deal with you. And you will regret that, Our promise to you."