Brian stops at the door to look at one of the kobolds that's standing there.  The little guy does look somewhat draconic, or at least like the dragons he saw in video games and the like.  The little guy cringes back from Brian a bit, but Brian kneels before the smaller man and holds out a hand.  The kobold takes it, shaking it, as Brian simply smiles.  "It's okay man," Brian said.  "You're still the same as you were before.  Still short as hell."  The kobold grins and barks out at Brian in the language of his race, something Brian doesn't understand at all.  A shake of the head was shared by both, but then the kobold pats Brian's arm and then pushes him inside.<br/><br/>When Brian turns to look, the kobold is casually giving him the finger with a grin on his face.  "Oh it's like that?" Brian asked, laughing.  The kobold nodded and added a second finger.  When Brian responded in kind, they both broke into laughter before Brian went further into the castle.