Draiss dodged the tail slap by jumping forward, flipping in a circle, and leaving a series of seemingly random explosion behind him. He landed just in front of the male nine-tailed kitsune, and tried diplomacy first, though he was really scrambling away as his best illusion tried to talk the kitsune down. "Now look. That was rude. I came here to talk, and while the followers might be a little singed, no one died. So how about we talk, and I don't have to kill anyone? And would you kindly get off of that female? She seems to not be enjoying herself."