He laughs, a sound that's as much nervousness as exhilaration. Here. He's found the dragon here.

"I thought your kind a myth. It's said that the Elderlings rose to Buckkeep's aid at King Wisdom's plea, and returned to the Mountains to sleep until the land had need of them again. But I thought it a legend, even as we sought the dragons in the Mountains." His elation fades somewhat, as he remembers where he is. In a more sober tone, he adds, "But perhaps in my world they are only a legend. Still, to see you has lifted my heart. To think perhaps our quest was not all four naught."