"Hurry! I've got one of those brain things cornered. You can kill it can't you? Like you killed the others..."

Astarion stepped back as the gullible stranger peered into the wilderness.

He came up behind them and pressed his dagger firmly into their neck. They struggled, obviously. He shushed them gently. "Shh shh sh shhh. Not a sound." He warned in a low voice. "Not unless you want to keep that darling neck of yours. Now, I saw you on the ship, didn't I? Nod."