"And how tough they are." Lorag added. "Even just goin' by those bones we've got back home, it's gonna take some big hits to do any real damage to it. Those bones are tougher than Dwemer steel, and there's no telling about the scales. If we actually do end up having to take one down, we're going to either have to hit it really hard, or really precise."

Ahnasha had her back leaned up against the wall in one of the few spots in the hallway not filled with their belongings. "Magic might help get past some of those physical defenses, but like Meesei explained before, dragons are not defenseless to magic. I have to wonder how Cyrus and those bounty hunters intend to try to kill it? Maybe they are just ignorant of how strong a dragon really is, or maybe he thinks that axe is strong enough by itself to hurt the dragon?"

"Either seems likely." Meesei reasoned. "Being a Daedric relic, I cannot discount the possibility that the axe would be useful against the dragon, but regardless, we have access to resources they do not. Many more resources. We have allies with the knowledge to build heavy siege equipment, and some of our agents have their own merchant ships. Unlike bounty hunters, we have the ability to bring a small military force down to bear on this dragon. And we should use every advantage that we have. Knowing that the dragon has been harassing Imperial businesses, I might even be able to convince Marod to speak to his superiors about lending actual Imperial forces to the cause. They could easily justify it as an official Imperial response to deal with a threat to Imperial business interests. Although, I would not want to rely on that; we should plan on having to deal with this with our own resources. Ideally, we can avoid the fight altogether."