Ancalagon smiles, and thinks about breaking the male anyway, and decides to do so. The lizardman had irritated him, and doubted him, and that was one of the few things he could not stand. He replies to the questions, "Loyalty and fealty, yes, those will do for the moment. The respect I will take on credit until I earn it from you, the tribute is a given in return for protection against adventurers and helping increase any trade you might be interested in, and the willingness to grant assistance, well, how about a need to help each other, since we will both profit from it? I assume that will work? I will grant you exactly what you grant me. I have also defeated Shyrath, her daughter, and the dragon Rummsprig, so my power is not in question.<br/><br/>She was a bit larger than my preference, but I needed to make an example. Oh, you meant the fight.<br/><br/>The battle was a fun one, but not nearly as much as fighting Rummsprig. It was difficult, but I had a bit of help, so I would say both as spectacular and exciting as the damage suggested. I know the slaves that had to watch it found it too exciting for their tastes, especially the ones that got in my way.<br/><br/>As for what we can do for each other now, I will trade a few guards for assistance against any threats that you have at the moment that cannot be removed without serious loss of personnel. The guards will be needed at the nearby kobold village, and at Castle Black Spire, five at each location, and an administrator, who you don't care if you see again. Like Snively."