Hmph... a Saintess would be preaching the value of humanity to me. You truly strung your country along, didn't you?

[ Yet weirdly... it doesn't come out like a taunt. If anything, the grin on his face is... strangely genuine. ]

Still, don't underestimate your species. Dragons have all the time in the world, but humans...

[ His grin vanishes. ]

You hardly fall short.