It's kind of funny how in this chap, Tadashi goes "oh, you're demons that understand words, so we're willing to spare you. Come with us!", and then shortly after, Matilda gushes to him about slaughtering a bunch of goblins. Goblins which, in 19.1, the author showed were entirely capable of speech too. Seems kind of funny to gush about slaughtering the people you're trying to save from the evil king.