"Since the last Return of the Dead, everyone has realized that the Guardians hold the method to seal Death's Gate," Flare said. "Moreover, everyone is also aware that although the Guardians won't mobilize their entire race as they did at the end of the Third Epoch, they won't mind sending one or two individuals to assist the intelligent races. Therefore, once there is assurance of controlling Death's Gate, the races will ask the Drakes to seal the gate. The reason we haven't contacted the Drakes yet is simply that no one wants to owe the Guardians a favor by asking them in their name. Consequently, we can only wait until the situation has almost stabilized, then approach them through a high-level joint meeting."