Merlin snorted, and threw his hand out. "Someone has to try! If we don't then what? We lay down and die? Sorry,I'm not going to do that! Look,I get it. I'm just as scared, and sad as everyone of you. I mean it's a f*ckin' dragon! In case you forgot they're pretty much not a thing anymore, haven't been for hundreds of years. Not to mention, yeah if I were to go at it alone, I'm sure it'd eat me for a snack, but we don't have a lot of options! Do or die.That's all we got....and I'd rather go down fighting. Grief does nothing to help with that...trust me. I've seen my fill of it to last a lifetime. If we can at least try....I don't think they would have died in vain."his voice broke on the last word,eyes watering, despite the burning in them. "Wouldn't you rather try?" his voice was tiny as he asked. Hopeful.<br/><br/>"I know I do,"Vesper called out from her spot on the ground. The two had woken her. She stood and pulled out her blade holding it aloft. "I don't want to die. Not with out a fight,"she said nodding to the mage.