"Aye, lad. Et could be a trap. Watch yerself. I'm nah sure tha' gnome can be trusted."
"My lads an' I haven't been above tha second floor, either. We fixed tha portcullis mechanism an' have been repairin' walls on tha first an' second floors. I dinnae know wha' 's in tha rooms, bu' his map is right. Tha boys an' me 'ave been roun' this place long enough to confirm tha.'"
"Take this when you go, lad. Ye may need et. An' tell tha' gnome ta keep us informed of ye."
He hands you one of the shivs they made.