Alright lud, you know how to do this shit.
I look at everyone, apart from malfoy, and analyze every single one of their reaction.
Barlow is stoic but, that's balrow.
Jenna is frowning at me, she's confused, more than confused she just doesn't seem to understand why me, the one paranoid enough to force them to overthink formations, sounds, and safe plans, want to take such a risk.
Annie is much the same as jenna right now, only difference is that she seems a bit glad, Yep. Glad, she clearly was trying to find a solution. But more importantly, she was trying to bring positivity in here.
By finding a solution, like she did with the goblin eating stunt.
Nobody talk. They all wait for me to explain myself. And I do. "The big guy-" sounds like his new nickname is big guy now. "-is clearly guarding the other goblins" I point at the door, and a little voice in my head tell me to lie.
I do.
"He can clearly enter" I'm not sure he can, to be honest, I doubt he could, boy is thick.
But it doesn't matter, confidence is king as dad say, and right now, I make sure to send this little fact on their face before brushing it off as an evidence.
Let's see if they dare say anything about it.
If they dare think the opposite.
"The second we finish all the goblins, little man will get up, search for his drinking buddies and find them decapitated somewhere" I stare into Jenna soul.
She look convinced...almost "Would you stay still if your friends have been slaughthered?" Jenna blink, not expecting this "I, uh, no, I wouldn't" I nod "wouldn't you search left and right" Annie gaze meet mine "wouldn't you search up and down?" Balrow seems convinced....well he seems like balrow, I should invent a new emotion, the balrow, when you're acting like balrow.
A small nod come from Annie, barlow don't nod however. I ignore him.
Make it personal. "Exactly, if any of you suddenly die" Jenna eyes widen, same as Annie, I won't comment on barlow.
"In the middle of the fucking night, do you think, do you really fucking think!? That I!" I point at myself, before waving at malfoy position, back me up fucker "Malfoy, or any of us really, wouldn't do the same as that big guy!?"
A quick glance behind reveal malfoy nodding at what I say.
Sense of community.
"We would all do it"
My gaze focus on balrow, convinced? Yes, he is. You wouldn't let that little generation you're trying to protect that much die in the hands of pathetic goblins, under YOUR watch would you balrow?
"That's basic logic" I slam my hands together, insisting on how, simple, and true it is.
"We'll search at the start-"My hands move without concious control, waving at the areas I'm citing "-at the corridor, in the hearth room, everywhere"
"He'll do the same" I lean forward, hands gripping my knees, show intensity.
"We can't just let him live after we ripped those goblins apart."
"We just can't, let him search everywhere for us and just hope the door will close behind us after we do, that's idiotic" Insult their reasoning, if they can't think like you, they are 'dumb'
"Just dumb"
I look at their reaction, they all seems to be taking this seriously, Annie nod at pretty much every end of my sentences, Jenna nervously play with the string of her bow, but her gaze tell me everything I need to know, barlow look severe, he's clearly considering my words.
Too serious, calm thing down.
"Why would we let" I stop talking and lick my lips, acting like I'm searching for my words, acting like I don't know my new nickname. "Hulk" I smile "Hulk" I snort a little bit as malfoy does the same, Annie have a small smile too now.
"Why would we let Hulk of all people free in our walls, when they have a vendetta against us?" I shake my head.
The two other barely reacted to the name at first, they didn't see the monster.
Thinking about a way to change this. A small smile suddenly pop on Jenna face, I stop. The overall change of mood did the trick.
"We just need to take care of hulk right there, he's sleeping, he's dumb, let's plan and hope that the rewards is-" I look at barlow "food" small reaction from everyone, hah base instincts for the win.
"We still don't know if our stock is unlimited after all"
One gaze at malfoy. This fucker is lucky I'm here, and that a possible refiller is here too.
Malfoy, not half dumb speak up after me "I agree, let us bring end to...hulk" oh shit, will they all call them hulk now?
"HULK OR NOT MY DAGGERS SHALL PIERCE HIS-!" Jenna calm Annie bloodthirsty crisis by grabbing her and pushing her down to sit in her bed again.
"If you feel like this is a good idea." Barlow end all of this with a nod.
"What's your plan?" I smile at him, badass grandpa or not, he's still giving me everything I need to attack.
Let's end any possible worry they still have, pointing at the three.
"You three, don't have to bother with hulk"
I my, thumb do a 360 toward me and malfoy "Me and malfoy will take care of him"
Huh? Matthew didn't say anything after I called him malfoy.
Usually he bite back...
I turn my head toward him and he does the same, we look at each other and he nod, strange. Not overthinking about this, I turn back and see some relief in Jenna face, relief and guilt, she's an open book, she should learn to play poker it would do her good.
Malfoy leave my side to go back on his own bed, business finished.
"What do we do then?" Annie ask, glad she did, I answer "Simple, for a first, we'll all wait for the night"
Glancing at the lot of them "we'll alternate to walk inside and see if the night is falling, if it does, and if the goblin sleep, we'll continue our plan" interupting Annie open mouth "if they don't, don't worry I have another plan"
I don't want to reveal the gun.
Lifting two fingers "we'll go two by two, in case a goblin or whatever has decided to walk in the corridor, after it's done. Just come back."
Annie again, take out one of her dagger "We won't kill them?" she lower her dagger and Jenna speak up "what?"
"We have three days" I answer.
"let's use them well"
Balrow nod at that.
"Me and malfoy will check up on hulk to see if he's still sleeping, and you three will go on the guard tower and look for sleeping goblins, if you see none awake, you will stay in the guard tower and scout from there. Try to get accustomed with the buildings, and if possible try to figure out where they've gone to sleep"
Taking a breath, my words flow out, I don't let anyone talk.
I just keep planning.
"You'll wait for us"
Then I point at malfoy. "And when we finished verifying all of this, we'll rejoin you, when that is done, we'll all get down and start exploring their camp"
I raise my tone, almost shouting, I need to make this clear.
"Here, no one is to make a single sound, sword, shield, spear, and bow will be in the inventory"
I look at annie and not asking for confirmation I keep up "you will share one of your dagger. Let Jenna keep it."
"we'll explore together, when that's done, we'll go up on the tower again, and in function of how the search has gone, we will or, leave you three to kill the goblins while we take care of hulk, or come back here" I gesture at the room we're in "and keep planning."
Not taking any question, I point at jenna "some arrows will go to barlow. The goal is to kill goblins fast and silently, a shield won't do. That's why you need a dagger." I look at balrow and he nod, accepting his change of weapon.
"You two, with the daggers I hope you know how to kill some goblins, just grab the dagger and don't hesitate, right in the throat, shake it, stab again if necessary but the second you're ready, none must get up."
Annie look a bit queasy, her bloodthirst nothing but an act, Jenna however look ready, more than ready actually.
Finally, I look at everyone and give my final words.
"Any questions?"
I wait for a while, but none are raised.
"Then let's hope, that tommorow we can crush those goblins"