Good boy. [pat pat. here have a dragon treat. Well it's really cheese but it's the most he's got to work with at the moment. He fiddles around in a trunk and comes up with a harness]

Now I'm going to fit you with this and then hook you up to that. [and he points to the shrouded object] I calculate that you've got more than enough strength to get it up on deck. Now be a good dragon and stay still. Good dragon. Nice dragon.

[slowly approaching with the harness]