Fiery-Heart-of-the-Mountain cocks his head, still holding out his gauntlets, "It is truly a singular honor to be offered an item which I myself wear, and to refuse such an honor might be construed as an insult to some..." He nods curtly, and withdraws the gauntlets, "To me, however, it shows that you have moral fiber, standards to which you keep yourself to, and a much greater wisdom than you might be given credit for. In addition, so keen is your understanding of the racial attitude of most all kobolds everywhere, that I feel you might surpass even me in that regard. To you, I shall grant no physical boon... But I name you the leader of this expedition, Irlitrix, Master of the Five Forms. I do not name the others subservient to you, but they should keep in mind that I have personally acknowledged your keen grasp of your abilities and the best way to fight our foes, and take your words under special advisement." The Dragon stands from his chair, dropping the bracers on the throne, and waves for the kobolds to gather around.
"It is time for you to go. I shall teleport you a short distance outside the Dragon-Mount, saving you a few hours walk. Any farther and I might make the enemy wizard's think this is an all out assault, and they would meet you with overpowering force." He gestures once, twice, thrice...
You stand in a glade. You can see the Dragon-Mount. It's less than a mile off, and you are to the south of it, within two days journey of Salvale. It is a warm day, and the sun sits low, just beginning it's journey across the heavens. You can hear birds cheeping and other wildlife scurrying about, and there is a gentle breeze coming from the west. You hear the noise of something heavier than most wildlife tromping your direction from the east, and you think you can see something through the trees that appear to be two man-shaped creatures.
What do you do?