Rastaban thought the Serene was supposed to be capable of handling everything, but when he heard ice was slowing it down, he had to raise his eyebrows. Were they serious? Ice? Just how amazing is the Serene? However, as it turned out, the ship wasn't just downed by ice, but a creature made all of ice. An ice dragon? Rastaban frowned. I thought those were extinct. Something very fishy was going on. He stared through the windows of the ship at the beast. What a magnificent creature! As the crew began leaving the ship, he followed after them, although he had a different purpose in mind.
"Wait! Don't harm it! It's an endangered species on this planet! Maybe even one of a kind!" Most of the men were ignoring him. They were afraid of the enormous beast. But in Rastaban's eyes, if it was capable of bringing their spacecraft down in order to trap them, it was intelligent. Plus, all stories Rastaban knew of involved sentient dragons. They weren't mindless monsters. He didn't know what this dragon's story or purpose was, but he wasn't heading into battle without some knowledge of what he was fighting for--or against.
Skirting the crowds around him, Rastaban attempted to get the dragon's attention with his arms, waving them. "Dragon!" It was useless. The dragon's attention was currently on the swarm of men attacking it. Should have thought of a better way to get our attention, Dragon. Traps are dangerous things.