You hear the rattling of chains followed by a spasm of coughing and a harsh, but weakly straining voice. "Mayhaps I am going mad, <cough> ... but now I believe I am hearing a wonderful sound. <cough><cough> Not snarls nor the gutteral barks of uneducated gnolls, but indeed the lingua common, ... pure and clear from human or near human throats. Well, I would most certainly wish to obey <cough> your command, my gracious lord, but unfortunately I'm in no <cough><caff><cough> condition to do so. Does your presence, by chance, mean that we have won the battle?" His last words are further stressed and are followed by more coughing and wheezing.