"It's all right, Lord City Lord!" Willyx ignored Yu Lin Bloodhawk's warning and still insisted on examining the Golden Pearl beneath the torches.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk was utterly speechless at Willyx. A moment ago, the fellow had been hiding far away, but now he was practically brimming with reckless courage.
Gold coins were definitely Viagra for goblins! Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought.
As Yu Lin Bloodhawk watched with his heart in his throat, Willyx finally finished examining the Golden Pearl in the firelight. Willyx put it away and started walking back, and Yu Lin Bloodhawk had just breathed a great sigh of relief when a stone atop the pile blocking the cave entrance suddenly tumbled down with a series of clunks, rolling all the way to Willyx's feet. The goblin looked almost completely petrified.
The sudden turn of events gave Willyx a terrible fright. He seemed to stand stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly...
"Aaah!" With a piercing scream and a sudden blur of movement, Willyx appeared beside Yu Lin Bloodhawk. He clutched the hem of Yu Lin Bloodhawk's clothes and stammered breathlessly, "My lord... my lord... the quilboar are... are coming out!"
"Bloody hell, Willyx, when did you learn Blink? How did you run so fast?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk stared in astonishment. He had never imagined that this goblin's stubby little legs could move so quickly. Once again, Willyx had overturned everything he thought he knew about long legs versus short ones.
"Let's pull back a little!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk took the little hand clutching his clothes and waved his other hand to signal the rangers to prepare to attack. Then he pulled Willyx into the darkness behind them, where they vanished completely from sight.
Other elf rangers quickly extinguished the one or two torches burning where Yu Lin