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The half-elf wizard only offered an apologetic smile back at the frowning innkeeper. During rare disagreements between the two, Rudolph learned that Minnow sometimes just opted to frown deeply when she knew that the wizard had a point. The traveler then mentioned something rather peculiar about the dragon. She claimed that she had spoken to the winged beast and, even stranger, stated that the dragon they saw had no ill-will to the town and its townsfolk.

Unless provoked that is.
The kind of provocation Minnow was trying to bring Rudolph into.

[color=steelblue]"You heard that, Minnow? The dragon doesn't want to burn the village down and eat any of the townsfolk. How about we [i]keep[/i] it that way by not antagonizing it?"[/color] But it seemed that the flames of determination had been re-ignited by the simple mention of the word 'dragon'. Maybe he can dissuade her again? [color=steelblue]"Minnow, bear with me alright? Dragons are naturally massive sources of magical energy. That given, they can simply choose not to be affected by things by letting their innate magic reserves negate the effects. By the mercy of the Makers, they can only do so a handful of times in a day...but I can only cast that level of transmutation magic twice a day. With an 8 hour interval of rest in between castings. What do you suppose an angry dragon could do with that time after realizing that we're hostile?"[/color] Beads of sweat appear at his brow and his hands shake slightly as he is reminded of the encounter of a white dragon while he was exploring in the frozen Northern regions. Despite white dragons being the weakest of the dragons, Rudolph can still vividly remember the deadly encounter. His scars made sure he'd never forget it. [color=steelblue]"So please. Don't do this. If not for yourself, for the innocent folk that'll be caught in the trouble."[/color] Rudolph racks his mind for an extra incentive for stopping. [color=steelblue]"I'll even throw in all the gold I have on me right now if you stop with this suicide mission. Nights in Lorenstad will get quite boring if you go."[/color] He finishes with a nervous and almost desperate laugh. He'd already lost a lot of friends to the sands of time and his field research. He wasn't willing to lose any more.