Sir Ives of Pest Control

This wasn’t my first well-dragon removal, so I knew a simple, nonviolent solution.

First, I threw my cape over its eyes. Dragons get surprisingly mellow when they can’t see, but that'll change quick if you don't get the next part right. The trick is to talk to them while gently stroking their head. An alligator would snap back, but dragons are too intelligent to act so rashly. They understand speech, if not language.

So I prodded the dazed dragon until it lumbered away, freeing the woman trapped in the well.

And that, children, is how I met your mother.