[Look, he doesn't really care if the dracolisk likes him or not. He just wants it to stop fucking up the stables. And bothering his horse. The man working away makes no noise of even having heard Malcolm.

That's. irritating. Hilariously Thankfully he doesn't know that the mount has chosen Bruce, so he isn't immediately going to accuse him of being the owner anyway.]

Excuse me. [See, still polite. Just a little louder.] I ask, might you know who owns this beast? Shouldn't it at least be tied to a post if its stable needs repaired?