Maric had to admit, Nimue was handling Laana very well. Though the way she did it kind of made the blood rush to his head. The knight was not exactly used to sleeping with woman, let alone even hinting to others that he had. Especially those that he acted so reserved around. Thankfully though, Nimue was prepared for this and handed him some tea to help bring his coughing to a halt.<br/>"You don't pamper me that much." He muttered indignantly.<br/><br/>This was outrageous! How could a commoner talk to her like this? She was nearly as high ranking as a Lord or Lady! Ignoring Maric's grouching, she began to demand for respect until a loud thud shook the house. Bolting upright from her chair, Laana's hand went straight for her hilt as she looked around wildly for the source of the commotion. Even Faren was now standing from his spot with an alert look in his eyes. In fact, Maric and Nimue were the only ones not looking worried or alarmed. She quickly followed behind Nimue as she left the house, and what she saw stopped the group in their tracks. Well, at least her and Faren. It was that blasted dragon! Ignoring Nimue's words, Laana drew her sword and dropped into a ready position so that she could finish Maric's original mission. Then they could get out of here and go back home. She'd probably be able to pass his defending of the dragon as a way to trick the guildmasters into sending help.<br/><br/>As soon as Maric saw Laana draw her sword, he knew what she was about to do. And so, before she could spring into action, he stepped calmly and collectedly into her path. Then, getting the idea of what his master was about to do, Faren ran behind him and tried to look as intimidating as he could in front of the slightly larger woman. If Sir Maric thought it best to not harm the dragon, then that was what would be best. Faren was willing to wait for an explanation.<br/>"Get out of the way you two." Laana growled. "The monster is right there!"<br/>"That beast is no monster." Maric replied. "She has done nothing wrong. It has destroyed no houses, killed livestock, or even any people. The priestesses and Nimue take care of all of her feeding needs."<br/>"It is hellspawn Maric!"<br/>"No. You know as well as I do that Layla is no such thing. If a creature of that size was indeed maleficent, then we'd be sensing an aura of evil miles away."<br/>"We have our order..."<br/>"Our orders were to kill a monster. Not a majestic creature as this! There is no monster here Laala. Except for you."<br/><br/>Laala's eyes widened in anger at his words. A monster? HER?! How dare he! She didn't even care for the dragon anymore. Maric was being an insolent git, who didn't know when to admit he was wrong. If he had just told her about the dragon in a proper manner, then they could have avoided all of this! But no, he had to add another insult because of something that happened years ago!<br/>With a shout of furry, Laana lunged forwards. Maric was quick though, and he managed to bring his sword out to parry her trust in time. Faren quickly followed his example and drew his own sword to aid him.