He was silent, at the very least for a few minutes. And then he got into a bit of whispering to his real life actual dragon that was still perched upon his shoulder. It was a rather normal and one sided conversation as Richard speculated fiercely about the nature of their new comrade, whether he could be trusted, and if Tad Cooper felt at all prepared to fry him into a toasty corpse if he got handsy again. But then it all came down to providing a simple test.

Quietly and with a low (and affectedly intimidating) voice he offered the following. "You know, when my buddy and I were on a quest like this, we found the best way to pass the time was to do some singing. I know, I know, it's a little unorthodox. But it's baffling how much distance you can pass through between verses."