[ John makes a show of lofting his eyebrows at that, then glancing around as if checking they aren't being overheard. ]

Well, listen, I'm in favour of staying alive and if you're going to unleash a big dragon I just need to know the safest place to stand where it isn't going to light me up. I'm not really being paid enough to stand in dragon fire.

[ Technically true, even if he's not actually going to sell out. Maybe she'd consider him a possible buy-in, though, and give him a sales pitch ]