I'd rather not.
>Retreat, be careful not to be spotted. Return to your tribe and report.
Well, if someone else finds them, they may not be as open-minded as we are. Maybe we could make a good impression on them.
You have a point. If they are rather open-minded as well, this is a very good idea. If they are rather xenophobic however, it's not.
They are on our planet, so hopefully they are more open to strange fauna.
We should be careful though, they may be agitated.
If we do decide to make first contact, we should do something that shows our sentience, but shouldn't be misunderstood as hostile.
Which means if we go, we should go now and try to discern what the meeting is about. There is a greater chance some of these people are going to be more tolerant than there is in a small group. The leader, for one. He was probably chosen for being open-minded and wise, like most leaders.
We are quite witty, and while we may not be able to communicate verbally, perhaps our body language could convey our general message of curiosity and non-aggression.
I mean, think about it in terms of probabilities. If our races encounter each other randomly, it will be hunters finding each other. They are more likely to want to kill and eat the other. Which, as they tell me, is not a very good diplomatic decision.
And if we tell our village, what is going to happen then? I'm guessing some are going to want to kill the colonists. Maybe we won't be able to stop them, and the first piece of Goblin craftsmanship the colonists will see is a spear.
There isn't much our society can do about racist Goblins. We don't have that strong of leadership, and if we exile one rebellious Goblin, he can just go to another tribe. That is something the colonists don't have to worry about, only having one settlement.
And besides, we could be a hero! To both Goblins and Colonists!
We'll go down in history, and maybe impress the lovely Whatever-the-hell-the-tomboy-is-called-I-am-too-lazy-to-remember!
And maybe they'll give us a shiny!