The ardent speech might have gone on indefinitely, but the trance was broken by a shriek from the goblin crowd

The ardent speech might have gone on indefinitely, but the trance was broken by a shriek from the goblin crowd. "Nok-Nok gone!" Who would have thought?! While the whole tribe was busy listening to the baroness, our "champion" had vanished! The startled king came to his senses and began to tear apart the area, shaking his blade and screaming curses!