Good heavens! Who could this WhiteKnight be? An emissary from a rival group of researchers, perhaps?
Surely he had no need to be insulting. We may not ALL be the handsomest fellows, but I wouldn't describe any of us as "trolls".
We certainly appreciate your willingness to tolerate our little band of travellers under the shelter of your huts for a few days, and hope you'll have a bite to eat and a drop of brandy with us while we're by.