"I know thieves. I'm here, aren't I? I've dealt with them before, on other trips to the Material. But this was something else. I don't think they're involved<em>just</em>here. And you might want to hear about where I think they messed up, especially since... wait, that was you? Oh, this just keeps getting better!"<br/><br/>"See, what I'm pretty sure they were<em>planning</em>to use that dragon to get the paladin and his men to leave the city, and chase her. At least,t hat's what I've been able to get from the notes I found and people I've coerced. Once the paladin left the town, and was sufficiently distracted by a wild chase, the town reverts to its normal status, and the paladin is kept busy, elsewhere. And then<em>someone</em>had to go, and convince the dragon to stop attacking and disappear out of the blue, which ruined that plan."