"I don't think any of us really thought much about it until right now," he says with a huff in response to Anders's comment. He can't say he's surprised to see Taas and Oghren suddenly go charging off to the dragon, but it still has Sam pausing to watch them with some disbelief. What does surprise him is Merrill popping up alongside the two warriors and getting right into the fray.

Before the three of them get too far away from them, Sam makes sure to renew a barrier cast over them. They were... going to need it, making themselves prime targets like they had.