Possibly for the best... I don't believe you've encountered anything that a dragon wouldn't be able to scare away.

[He's pretty sure of that. At any rate, he's pretty sure he'd die of a heart attack if he didn't live with Paarthurnax.]

Do you want to risk it? [A dry smile.] I believe we've already tried our luck courting death just by staying so near when it threatened to explode, so we may as well try to use every bit we've been given. I'm quick on my feet, besides.