Vardok curses in Dwarven and briefly considers commanding Krek to get 'em, but instead decides he needs to bring the dog back up so he can go down and kill the rats himeslf.
"Big ol' rats!" he barks out, for the benefit of anyone who isn't already watchng the people going down the ravine.
OOC: Initiative of 6. Guess he spent too long considering Krek's ability to mangle the rats.