Alice was surprised at Urasen's change of heart. What could cause the old man to drop his goal of glory in favour of the agenda Alice herself would he pushing; trying to talk to and ally with the beast? She clearly didn't know him very well [color=royalblue]"I agree with Urasen, though if it proves to be hostile after all we will have lost the element of surprise. If there's a way to reach an understanding with it without being in it's presence then we should pursue that avenue."[/color] she set her mind to work. She idly watched Sett work his hands at fastening chain and plate around Jezebeth, wrapping her exposed form back up into the hardened shell she'd obvioisly learnt to rely on. It was noticeable how much more she relaxed as each piece was placed upon her, as if it was making her whole again. It was a little inspiring to see, even though Alice knew deep down she wouldn't be herself for a long time, not after having seen those eyes when she was first brought before the group. Sett was also talking, and drawing full conversation out of the lady, though Alice couldn't hear what about. She found it hard to imagine it [i]not[/i] being flirtatious, probably equal parts sympathetic and seductive. Either way him going over there had been good for her, she looked like a totally different woman. [color=royalblue]"Don't forget the sissy magic-using knights, of somesuch somewhere. A prestigious order as ancient as it is powerful"[/color] she laughed and kept the tone light for that one, though she had quite a few old friends in the real organisation and she would have no intention of actually mocking them to their face. She continued to ponder the potential blood-lines of Beren before finally coming to a conclusion about her previous conundrum, and asking a question. [color=royalblue]"Does anybody here know any druids in the local area?"[/color] she directed the question at Urasen, who looked half druid himself. [color=royalblue]"There's an arcane and natural ritual that means we could communicate with the dragon, without it being able to retaliate. The reason I want to find some druids is because it requires a lot of set-up, and that means either an arcane workshop or a heartwood. The latter seems a lot more accessible right now."[/color] It had taken her while to remember the ritual because it was highly uncommon, communication was normally facilitated by scrying or not at all. This method was more useful in this sense because there was no sense scrying something that was flying. [@BCTheEntity][@Darkraven][@Fetzen][@Banana][@POOHEAD189]