Niomah, simply nodded at the mention of the dragons egg. It was, after all, why she was on the quest. The island held no terror for her, and she laughed lightly at the pirate's words.<br/><br/>"My dear Fireheart, you are afraid of an Island? Why, it is just a lump of rock that just out of the sea." She smiled slightly, the expression just visible as she turned her head, and light from the window caught the edge of her cheek for a moment before her face was plunged into shadow again. "The rumours about the Island of Provocare are many. Some are true, others are fancies of drunken sailors. The island does not sink below the waves, any more that the continent sinks below the waves. It does not throw lumps of rock at any ship that comes near. There is an active volcano on the island that makes it dangerous when it erupts."<br/><br/>She paused and giggled softly. "However it is true that the island is never seen in the same place twice."<br/><br/>She looked around at her companions. "I, for one, am going." She gazed levelly at the knight from under her cowl. "And not for the money. I am going because I must".