[@The One]

[color=00a651]"Why would anyone fight fair? If everyone fought fair, only the strong would get anywhere in life. If your army has been convinced to fight for her just convince them back."[/color] Alia scoffed from her vantage point outside the cave. [color=00a651]"As for accepting help from a human - which is worse for a dragon? Accepting basic medical aid or lying helplessly on the ground till someone shows up to kill you?"[/color] Alia climbed back up to the rock wall in front of the cave. She could feel her here pounding in her chest with fear, as at any point in this conversation the dragon could simply breath a tongue of flame at her and end her life. She was putting a large amount of faith in his professed desire to help humans, though something about the beast's tone had made her believe his story about humanities upcoming destruction. But if this dragon could help, it would be her responsibility to humankind to rouse the great beast into action once again.

She moved closer into the interior of the cave, pale and hands trembling but she continued forward stopping before the dragon.[color=00a651]"It seems to me that instead of me helping you, you can simply owe me a favor instead. It won't be charity, it will be a business transaction. Surely even dragons recognize commerce."[/color] She glanced pointedly at the massive piles of gold around them. [color=00a651]"Accept my deal and live to fight again or patiently wait for your sister to disembowel you. One is suicide the other living. Which would you prefer?"[/color]