Hearing your approach, the goblins whirl, see you, and start shrieking — whether fear or battle cries, you can

Hearing your approach, the goblins whirl, see you, and start shrieking — whether fear or battle cries, you cannot tell. In the heat of the moment, one of them drops his spear, another steps on the foot of the goblin next to him, and so it goes, causing a ripple of chaos to pass through their ranks. The old man, startled by the noise, drops the ladle into the water — and then, in the confusion, staggers to his feet and breaks into a run. The other prisoners follow, leaving the hapless guards howling in anger.