You are confident that the goblin is looking for ways to trick you and take advantage of knowing its own home. There’s something about knocking that may be bad news for you, but you’re not sure what, exactly.
When James confronts the creature, a malicious smile crosses its face for only a tiny second before the familiar groveling returns.
”No tricks, I swear. We need to let the Chief know who’s coming, so they don’t accidentally kill friendly visitors. We must knock exactly four times.”
It looks up at you, the picture of innocence and compliance, but you cannot discard the brief flash of an evil smile just moments before...