The man certainly seemed to calm down a bit as he continued to speak, Ansgar noted, as Gaien mentioned it to be impossible for these fanatics to breach the barrier that the King's Guardian put forth for the town. Immediately, the dragonkin was sceptical of this, and could only imagine how unprepared the town would be for a real fight, if they had relied so often on the barrier and this guardian. No matter how potent any singular being was, sheer numbers could overwhelm them in the right situations. At a certain point, the quality of the few was just overwhelmed by the raw quantity of the many. And if the stories this man gave were true, these fanatics had numbers. But he wouldn't openly speak such things, the man was broken enough as it was, whether it was just when drunk or period he could not readily decide on. Yet, when the female soldier came in, wearing some sort of fancier armor, he cocked an eyebrow. He never favored armor, his dragonic features slowed him enough as it was without adding armor onto it. He had practiced and trained to not let such things slow him, the slave arenas saw to that, so the last thing he intended to do was go and slow himself down again.

	However, the offer for work caught Ansgar's attention. He always needed more coin, and if the pay was halfway decent, he might be able to kill multiple birds with one stone. Make some coin, investigate this madness since it had caught his attention, keep away from the populated areas that might recognize him, even after all these years. As tempting as one might find it to stick their head in the sand and hide in a tavern, that wasn't the kind of person the dragonkin was. Downing the rest of his drink in one go, he rose from his seat, far steadier on his feet and putting his height over most average descendant on display, something that had not been apparent before from how he had been seated at the bar of the tavern. [color=a36209]"Recommended or not, I am in need of work as of late. Not in dire need, mind you, but no one can go forever without working to some degree."[/color]