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Legolas
He gives Eliza a distrustful look. She was searching for Sorsha even before she killed her father. There was no telling what evil plans might go round in her head, but they'd probably involve 'removing' Sorhsa. He knew it wasn't fair to judge her by her father's actions, but he disliked her nonetheless.
"The druids'll leave you alone. We took care of that on our way here."
He turns back to Sorsha, trying to put the worst of her fears to rest.
"As for the dragon, I doubt he or she will be much trouble either. You know the pink armour Lady Galadria wears? If I'm not mistaken it was crafted from the scales of a red dragon. She has plenty of experience in dealing with them combatwise. But I don't think it'll even come to that. Dragons usually prefer to talk and strike bargains to fighting a capable band of adventurers.
And there's no need for us to get close. If we're going to the dragon's lair, facing the dragon will be up to the paladins. We can stand and watch from the back. If it does come to a fight, my bow has a long range so there's no need to get close.
Most likely, though, we'll get to admire a magnificent beast in it's lair as the paladins talk to it, and then after a while we can be off again, letting it live in peace. Not all dragons are evil either. This one may have a good reason for 'capturing the daughter of the king'.
A bit of fear is healthy, but meeting a dragon is mostly a wonderful experience."
His voice dies away as his mind drifts off to previous encounters with dragons. He'd seen eleven true dragons so far. Most of the encounters had been peaceful. Some were not. He hopes the next one will be...
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