They didn't bite... the daft bastards just didn't take the hint, they didn't read through the lines. Stybs sighed quite dramatically and hunched a bit forwards, like he was tired or some such while taking a better hold of the broken pickaxe. That was the sign! Both the bandaged elf and the now hunched over goblin mumbled few words in the elven language - or at least something that sounded vaguely elven.

Suddenly the already tall goblin was even taller and wider, he straightened up and opened his eyes which were now blazing red. "I really didn't want to prove anything to you gits, but then you go insultin' me." The now 12 feet tall goblin squinted his eyes and shot out a blazing ray at a nearby tree while hoping that a simple scorching ray would scare the stupider of his kin to just leg it since only one of them was actually taking a stand. "Those of you who wish not to have their head liberated from their shoulders should leave now - while leaving the prisoners here. I'm gettin' awfully hungry..." Stybs had to admit that his eyes hurt from the scorching ray, but he could worry about that later. He changed back to common for a moment "Ya gits be'er leg it cuz Stybs no likes gits whoz goes takin' peoples for 'em temple stabby thin's."

Marius remained hidden and hoped his concentration would last long enough to keep the enlargement spell going. Though his goblin companion could probably take on even a larger group of his green-ish kin killing them really wasn't necessary for the moment... Assuming they wouldn't actually get hostile...