Draiss let go of the wall, the moment he saw the man moving, suddenly aware of everything in the facility where there was still power and a sensor nearby. He rolled around the first shot, moving at mortal speeds for a second just because he could, and then back between the second and first shots, before diving forward, ending the roll in front of the man, his hand pushing the weapon up and toward the ceiling. "What task? I know magic is a mentally directed and barely conscious manipulation of the electromagnetic fields with words and thoughts forming a concentration aid and disruption frequencies in the standard fields. But I need to know more. What task, who abandoned it, how long have you been here? I do not want to harm you, I came here to learn."