The scientist shook her head. "We can't hurt it. We've broken too many laws already. Plus, he probably doesn't want to kill any of us, just to escape and free the other dragons... which [i]would[/i] kill us. Even if we announce that we are locking the doors, he'll just free them more quickly. He has the upper hand. If we let him know that we're on to him, then he'll just speed his plan along. No, the element of surprise is our best bet."