[ a dragon. a cursed dragon. but, then, he's (supposedly) talking to a god about his magic sword. it's ridiculous, and it wastes time, to argue any of this. ]

So there's no guarantee it'll work at all, even if we can get to him. But we won't know until we get there and try.

[ not that he's criticizing, really; it's not as though he just so happens to have other means to get the truth out of people lying around. it's worth a shot. ]

And you're willing to do this? A minute ago, you didn't want to commit.