Valleus heard the words spoken with his hereditary Elven hearing.  It was nothing grand he had been given, merely a slight adjustment to the normal human ability.<br/>He shook his head as they all spoke, trying to justify themselves or just plain acting cocky.  They had little to no idea of what they were up against, and that was the reason Valleus settled upon as to why he didn't like it.  Between arrogance and tentativeness, he didn't see how they would last a moment.<br/><br/>He emerged from the hut to address them, though he came across no less distrustfully.<br/>"Any meat you have to spare will be accepted with gratitude, though I shan't wish to see any of you here by the arrival of evening.  If it were up to me now, I'd send you all on your way, but this isn't my home," he said as he nodded towards Goliath, the true owner of the hut and most able protector of the forest surrounding them.<br/>"If he would have you, then I would have you," the comment was hospitable enough, but his tone gave off a much different vibe.