Dragox hears what the dog says and his face turns white as a ghost when his fears were realized.  He sees a large shadow over head before the giant dog come crashing down in front of him.  He skids to a stop but falls because his tail is pinned under the dog’s paw.  He shifts around some so he can talk to the dog better.  From the display that the dog just made he knows that he won’t be able to run away from this situation so the only option left is to try to talk his way out.  He remembered what people had said about the giant so his brain made some connections quickly.  “You must be the dog that your master was talking about.  He is on some extended business so he asked me to check on you.  I guess it is easy to see that you are hungry.”  He waited for the dog’s reaction and hoped that he didn’t already know that his master was dead.