[Dragon Diplomacy]

"Lower your weapons; we are not here to fight you. Is there anyone who can speak for your whole village?"

Cleo stops advancing and looks right at whichever elf is centermost. While it's not why they're here, she'll be happy to fight them if they insist. Shatter their spearpoints? Turn the shafts into trees rooted in the ground? Just start petrifying them?

Maybe they're not used to dragons who can speak.