[Jade and Floyd are cut from the same terrible cloth, so it's only natural. But Jade turns to step away, looking over his shoulder one last time at the dragons.]

That is an interesting theory and I'm perfectly willing to gamble on it. Especially since I suspect there are plenty here who would want to free them. So we might as well take a different choice.

[As boring as just walking away is, he's sure some do-gooder might think otherwise.]

Besides, it might make the conversation with the phoenix more interesting.