Ultimately, Jeffsworth decided to find shelter in a cave and resume his search in the morning.
Jeffsworth found an enclosure a little ways off the path. It seemed like a safe place: far enough off the path that there would be very little chance of someone walking in on him and robbing him blind, but close enough to not make the trip back tiring or tedious. He placed his belongings on the wall just a little ways into the cave.
Then Jeffsworth noticed a light deeper down in the cave. He cautiously walked towards it, moving as stealthily as possible until it came into sight.
A dragon was there!
But it didn't seem like a hostile kind of dragon. As a matter of fact, it had nothing but various supplies and wares all around it, each with a price tag.
When Jeffsworth approached, its head rose.