[Oh, that voice he knows. It gets his hairs to stand on end just hearing it, let alone look at the man. So he replies while facing away.] Quite so. I doubt you are the one behind this, considering how weak you are, but I have no difficulty believing you have allied yourself to whoever is.

[Gold turns around slowly, his walking stick dragging purposefully slow across the ground. He stares briefly at his hand.] That looks rather fetching attached to your arm.