He also could have been running an epic bluff, but presumably the gold dragoness had been talking, and dissuaded that notion. He nodded, wincing slightly as his variable alignment began shifting, concealing his annoyance as he was in the presence of a group that was mostly NG and CG, with a few CN and possibly a TN mixed for good measure. That made actually carrying through with his threat... morally difficult. "Fine, so everyone has agreed to abide by the terms I put forth? Basically, test subjects or else."