Not to turn this into a dragonfarce thread but I have literally heard an entire album with each track played simultaneously and it synced up perfectly. Everything is the same. They give power metal a bad name. Also, Herman Li is a joke. "So far away" make up about 90% of all lyrics.
But about the kobold, if you don't think he has the ability to rise to the top on his own, I think partnering up with something powerful like a dragon, willfully or not, makes sense.