"This really is a fair trade," Jude said, "You know me, I wouldn't refuse a deal as fair as this one."
"Good." Ireya nodded, revealing the terms of the deal, "I need you to help me find a dragon."
"Find what?" Jude was startled, suspecting something wrong with his ears.
"A dragon… the one in the swamp; I need you to locate it for me."
"Just like that, I find the dragon, and then you let me go?" Jude asked.
"I won't let you go because of your identity, I must chop off your head." Miss Rabbit said seriously.
"Ha… So what's the point of me going through all this trouble, just to see a dragon before I die?" Jude scoffed, "You might as well chop my head off right now."
"I will have you executed, and that won't change, but do you really resign yourself to be killed by me?"
"What do you mean?" Jude was confused.
"It means, won't you run?"
"Look, if I could have run, I would have... wait," Jude stroked his chin, gradually figuring something out.
