Drake blinks in surprise; did she really not just see what happened to him?  "Actually, they can petrify anyone they bite; that whole gaze thing is just an old wives' tale.  Only pure luck<em>I'm</em>not a statue right now.  As for the scorpions, snakes, and wasps, hells yeah I'll kill them if they come up and try to kill me while I'm cleaning out a dungeon!"<br/><br/>He stops himself before the debate goes on any farther, and sighs, before going on in a far more concilatory tone.  "But, this<em>really</em>isn't the best time or place to have a moral debate; how about we discuss it over ale back in town, after the job's done?"