Kalen gave Valius a deadpan look.
"... you politely asked them first, and then they ignored you. We tired civility. Didn't work. What's the point of saying, 'Hey, guys, we would really like it if you would stop,' ? These guys only respect and obey force. You use civility on civil people. These people are used to getting what they want, and by taking it by force. I highly doubt we're the only ones that have tried to negotiate with this rabble.
"Also, I'm not attempting to correct them. I'm attempting to kill them."
Valius continued to explain things as though to a child.
"Some of us tried civility once. Being civil doesn't mean fulfilling some token obligation and then acting like a murderous thug, it means being civil.
It also doesn't mean making wild assumptions about others. What do you think someone would say if they saw you attacking those goblins and refusing to stop? 'Oh, he's a savage, better put him to the sword.' That's why we need to be civil and courteous to those different from us, or everything devolves into chaos. You don't want to be exactly like you assume those goblins are except bigger, do you?"
((I really hope your pally isn't going to try and be nice to every hostile we come across in the dungeon.))
((=D))
((Oh god...))
"... 1st: Goblins are highly known for being rather... evil by nature. Don't try and argue, it's a simple fact. Secondly, what these bandits were doing to that merchant gives us no reason to believe that they are an exception to the rule. Thirdly, trying civility over and over
gets you no where. It's what politicians do, and look at how well
they solve problems. I understand the point of peace before war, but these guys have no interest in peace. Lastly, and most important, these guys are advancing towards us threateningly and telling us to leave them to their extortion. Even
if negotiation was a possibility, we've past that point. You're trying to suggest that these goblins are willing to negotiate, but
they are not. You can go ahead and try to be all goody two shoes while they chop your head off, but me, I'm killing some gobbos."