He nodded at her question. "Yes, I'm a mage. One of the best in the kingdom." He says proudly. He was looking over this girl, her body, her face, but he didn't see anything that would alert him to what was causing his magic to act up. She said she wasn't even a mage her self. He was more confused than he could ever remember being.<br/><br/>"You.. dropped your pack down the mountain?" He looked at her incredulously, wondering if his curiosity was worth putting up with this for the rest of the trek up the mountain and towards the dragon. He was about to pull out his book on dragons, before he stopped himself and looked over at his companion. 'Hmmmm. Maybe she can still be useful' "Since you came on this journey, I'm sure you must know something about dragons. What can you tell me about them?" He asked her curiously, wondering if she had any useful tricks or other such things that would help him end this quickly. He wanted to get back and rule after all. That thought caused a ripple in his magic that had him showing a light grimace on his face. 'What is going on with me?' He thought to himself.<br/><br/>