Draiss gave everyone an apologetic smile, and then looked at the occupied rooms, before leaning forward after gesturing for everyone to gather around near the stair case. "Does anyone want me to augment their defenses with my lesser spells? It will exhaust my weaker castings, but the possibility of keeping all of you alive is worth the loss."<br/><br/>If they agreed, he cast Shield and Protection from Acid on the other three, knowing that mage armor would be surpassed by their physical armor. that done, he stepped back, and quietly murmured the polymorph spell, and soon a young copper dragon stood where he had, knowing he would need the acid protection that form granted. That done, he gave Cerulean a mischievous dragon grin, and rubbed his head against her, before looking at the others and then the rooms. "Which one first?"