It didn't take long for the slavers to arrive at the village and the elder was notified before they arrived by the scout. There was no need for subtleties, upon listening to the scout's reports he knew these weren't your everyday slavers, they knew they were being watched. The elder walked out from his house to welcome the slavers, he was flanked by two native warriors armed with spears. He did not want to threaten the slavers, but he wanted to make his authority clear. 

Ulric stood in front of the group and he was clearly the leader, Matahari said to him, "I know why you're here, and we can both agree that you want to leave with your property as soon as you can." Matahari took a deep breathe and sighed, "They were here, no point hiding that fact from you nor do I intend to, but I chased them out. Your kind always bring trouble here, no matter who they are, I rather not get my people involved." The elder wanted to get the whole thing over with, the sooner the better and preferably without any bloodshed. He was confident that his men could take on the slavers, but the casualty would make the village susceptible to attacks from other tribes.