Draiss looked up from the game he had been playing with Ashara and Vorela's hatchlings, before standing with a sigh. "Sorry kits, something has come up that needs my attention. We can play again later."<br/><br/>All eight girls whined, having been enjoying the game of marbles, but he shook his head and sighed again. He gave all of them a hug and kiss, before heading to the command room, which was seeming more his home than his home was lately. He hoped Verdelet's death would change that, as he stepped into the room, diverting four squads of shadow stalkers and one squad of death squaders to the plane, noting that they were attacking passive taints. That did not bode well for either side, as the few times he had been forced to attack passive taints, every one of them on the plane had gone active in a matter of days, meaning it was usually better to simply leave them alone and simply observe. He sent a greater aspect with the first contact squad, diverting it to the largest and most active group of fighters, figuring best to dive into the deep end, and get the worst case scenario. All of his aspects and avatars were tainted, being born from him, but it was a fact of his existence.