Auri moved protectively near Dina in case more than harsh language was thrown her way. Above all, he kept calm. "Well, you won't know the facts if you continue to speak over them, that's for certain," he told anyone who would listen. In the meantime, he used his huge armored body to intervene between Dina and anyone who came too close. "Do you think closed minds and open mouths will pull us all out from under the yoke of the Sorceress? Or will wiser heads prevail?"