What's with all this smiling? It's like watching a bard - is he one? Did he neglect to pack his instrument or did someone break it over his head? Actually the second one might explain the whole thing if it was a decently made lute swung just the right way by the right person. They can do damage in a pinch.

"I wished to kill a dragon who would devour the world," the pun slips past her - look she's spent a long time in the wilds, this the most interaction she's had save bandits or thugs come to go after her. "I had to defeat him to continue the rest of the way to the Hall of Valor. Neither him nor Shor would think much of this place but sometimes we have to pass tests to go on," and with her bow she has the extra reach to nudge his seat; will he stay upright or not, she might just want a show.