Balgruuf the Greater, Jarl of Whiterun, sat on his throne speaking with his steward Proventus and housecarl Irileth. "I am telling you Irileth, your 'friends' can't be reliable if they are telling stories about dragons of all things," the steward said with an arrogant tone. Irileth spoke through her gritted teeth, "they are not the stories of some common criminals, they are reports from a former guard who retired in the area. I saw the truth in the mans eyes, the fear in them told me he was not lieing, there is a dragon in the hold and we need to send troops to deal with it." Jarl Balgruuf sat stuck on his throne between his 2 trusted advisers unable to decide who he should put in his faith in.