"Speak your thoughts to this curse, then, in some tongue Pineda would not know.  Let us see how it debates you."

This situation is beyond anomalous and Gorthoklek is unsure of the effects of engaging this Cayden-made thing even in verbal combat.  There is something symbolic, and perhaps a warning, in how it stays beyond a threshold separating itself from him.

"Speak your thoughts to this curse, then, in some tongue Pineda would not know.  Let us see how it debates you."

This situation is beyond anomalous and Gorthoklek is unsure of the effects of engaging this Cayden-made thing even in verbal combat.  There is something symbolic, and perhaps a warning, in how it stays beyond a threshold separating itself from him.

The information on Nidal is a clear offering, a verifiable one, but it does not seem to be an offering made from a position of weakness.  It announces capabilities previously unseen, and disturbing in their implications, alongside the valuable military information.

Gorthoklek likewise replies by Telepathy.  "Speak your thoughts to this curse, then, in some tongue Pineda would not know.  Let us see how it debates you."

This situation is beyond anomalous and Gorthoklek is unsure of the effects of engaging this Cayden-made thing even in verbal combat.  There is something symbolic, and perhaps a warning, in how it stays beyond a threshold separating itself from him.

The information on Nidal is a clear offering, a verifiable one, but it does not seem to be an offering made from a position of weakness.  It announces capabilities previously unseen, and disturbing in their implications, alongside the valuable military information.