The hobgoblin sneers with disdain as he looks about at the party with his shifty eyes, particularly at Renolf, who has just proven to be more than a match for his clumsy plan. Though he wants no banter with this group, he is clearly outmatched and he knows it. Surprisingly, he responds in broken common, which is obviously for the benefit of the other members of the group who do not appear to speak his native tongue. "Say what you want or kill me now."