Why the fuck does no one having critical thinking skills in this universe.
Stop saying "if you plan to protect him, then there's no choice"
And just say "THAT'S NOT A FUCKING CHILD, IT'S A SORCERER DISGUISED AS ONE!!"
The first guys that don't know the mc, I can understand, but the bitch merida should started the conversation with a line like this instead of playing coy pronoun games.
Edit: actually, forget the last part. Merida doesn't know he's a dragon-mixed her up with the hero girl. Still, fuck her for playing the pronoun game.