"My apologies." Well, there it was. He had the same affect on dragons that he had on people. Sooner or later, he was going to say the wrong thing and upset someone. He took a deep breath.

"I can't swim, myself. Some people say that should be instinct, and that everyone should know how. You had no one to teach you; neither did I." He was assuming, at least, if Zaid said that he was the last of the dragons.

"Perhaps I could try to help." Not that he was sure how he could, but at the very least, he could try.