Rude didn't even get time to shrug at her rhetorical question before the locals interrupted their brief but still ongoing conversation. He frowned slightly at them, discontent with the interruption and a little more on the grumpy side due to the cold weather, but reined in his dragon temperament. Usually the frown wouldn't even had made it to his face he was typically so stoic about matters.

He turned his attention back to Tsutha. At least she was being polite and reasonable, even if Rude felt a little put upon for being asked to help. He shouldn't have gone through the slums. Still, he nodded at her, his inner thoughts not showing on his face.

"Sure," he replied simply. It would be an easy task for him.

As a human, he would have needed a partner to lift the entire thing but probably would have borne the brunt of the heavy lifting anyway. As a dragon? He didn't wait for her or someone else to help him. He was still getting used to the extra strength but damn if it wasn't useful to have.

He put the desk on one shoulder and steadied it with not only his arm but his wing as well. "Alley fine?" he asked as he nodded towards the nearest one he could see.