"...So as you can clearly see, we won't be able to pay the full sum by Friday."

Calla look at the speaker. He's a gryphon. Even seated politely as he is now, he towers above you. His stare is forbidding, although it's hard for a being with the head of an eagle to look any other way.

"You haven't taken a loan from the goblins, have you?" Calla inquired.

His wings rustle briefly. "Our financing arrangements are adequate, thank you," he says. Not really an answer.

Calla decide to turn up the heat a little.