As the Colonel descends, he makes a low bow, standing up only when his feet are once again bearing his own weight.
"Your Royal Highness," he begins. "Your majestic presence is indeed an honour here, even as it is unexpected. I had thought only Hill Giants lived here. There are slaves, held captive below the the steading of the Hill Giant, whose freedom and release is long overdue." (He speaks in the singular, since I don't know if the others are present.)