"Whoa! Stop!" yells Paaq, as he tries to quickly ready his shield. His stretches out his sword arm, trying not to be overly hostile, leaving his sword in its scabbard for the moment.
"We're just passing through! We don't want to interrupt your..." he gestures vaguely around the cave, "living arrangements."
"Kip, back-off a bit, give it some space." Paaq cautiously moves forward, hoping to keep himself most visible to the creature in case it attacks.
The one-time baker looks quickly for the exit to the other side of the waterfall's gorge, and if he sees it, waves at his companions and points towards the exit while addressing the creature.
"We're just going to leave now..." he says slowly, trying to keep his smallfolk accent from trampling over his words. "I know you might not understand me, so I'm just going to keep talking calmly and maybe you'll not be looking for trouble while we make our exit..."