Siegfried laughed as he raised his hand to his forehead. "Glory? Gain? Gold? Fame? You think any of that means anything to me? I don't fight for glory! I don't fight for gain! I fight for two reasons and only two reasons. Firstly, for survival. See this mark on my arm?" He lifted his shirt and armor, allowing the group to see It in its entirety. "This mark, whatever it may be, draws monsters and other evils to me." His voice had lowered a bit but he stepped back the begin yelling again. "If I waited, the dragon and any other monsters nearby that can feel the pull of this cursed mark would come ravaging this town just to destroy me! I don't know what it is, when I got it or what happened before or after I got this thing but you tell me how you would feel if you knew nothing of yourself and constantly had to run from civilization, killing any monsters that crossed your path, which is more than twice a day on a good day and every five minutes on a bad day, and then know nothing but destruction. You think I'm happy to have to go kill a dragon? The other reason is for the thrill. Yes, that is a bit selfish. But I had Robert find people To help as, even with all the experience I have, I can't take on a dragon alone! I swear on my immortal breath that nobody will die on this quest! And an immortal promise can not be broken!" During his entire monologue, his eyes would seem to turn more and more draconic. His voice, as he got louder, would seem to have a roar behind it. "So, when I start being sarcastic and teasing the "fearless" brute and possibly raise the mood a little, don't come growling at me, beast boy!" With his last words, steam rolled from his mouth as his teeth began taking on the appearance of fangs as his voice seemed more and more like a monstrous roar. He took a few deep breaths as his draconic appearance reverted, his fangs retreated, a last puff of steam flowing from his mouth as he finally opened his eyes again. "So, do you want to help kill a dragon before it comes to ravage what's left of this town? Or do you want to wait and see how long it takes until the dragon comes for me? It will find me and it will destroy this town and there's nothing you can do about it once that happens which is why we're hunting it down. Not to mention how many other monsters could attack us during our trek. So, yeah, I never said this would be easy. I was calling you and the dwarf out on acting afraid when it's usually men like you who jump at the chance to take on the great beasts for glory and gain." His piercing blue eyes never left Redd's. He took another deep breath before turning to walk away. "If you're coming, I'm leaving now." As he passed her, he took a handful of jerky to munch on, keeping his mouth busy for the moment.

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