The bard's comment made Draiss look down, and bite his lip, before shaking his head, and saying, "First off, hell no to the idea of distracting the dragon. This is not a story, and that dragon looks to be old enough to be able to tell an illusion from reality without touching it. Besides, can your illusion reproduce the smell of a green female, the exact movements of her wings, even the individual scales? That would be a challenge worthy of most master mages, Daminor, and if you can do that I will gladly admit you my superior at spell casting.<br/><br/>The bird idea would provide him with with a light snack. Dragons are quite agile in the air, and all he would have to do is get lucky once, while you would have to get lucky each time.<br/><br/>Fighting a dragon is not like the stories. It is up close, dirty, harrowing, and even if you prepare for it, know everything about the dragon, have it trapped underground and have every advantage, I would still put my money on the dragon, every time. Give me a moment to study the dragon, I might be able to discern a few details about it, which will allow us to properly plan what to do, other than pull back, and inform someone more willing to deal with the dragon."<br/><br/>Moving back over, he stares at the dragon for a moment, looking for details, like gender, possible age based on its size, and if it is wearing any jewelry, which would definitely be magical enhancements.