Serlya shooed the snake away from the conscious assailant. "If it's all the same to you," she told the elf sarcastically, "I'd like to know if these six have any friends that may come looking for them. So we need one of them<em>conscious</em>. Now, would someone please get me something to bind this man's arms?"  She turned her attention back to the man and stood on his neck. "OK. I'm sure you're listening to everything I say<em>very</em>carefully, but in case you were not I'll repeat myself.<em>Is anyone else coming to join you?</em>"