Following several minutes of convincing, mainly with ample proof in the form of all the well geared goblins and their nourished looks, the foreign goblins finally caved in after Lance offered them some food they brought with them, dried meat.
At that point, there was nothing the scrawny goblin could do. He was the chief of this tribe, but even his own goblins had become willing to follow Lance, a human, after being offered food like that. Not only that, the goblins with Lance were way too convincing of examples than nothing else. Then again, once Lia was introduced, that was the final nail in the coffin, as they all agreed without much resistance. The shaman seemed to be a strong connecting figure to the goblins.
As they discussed further, Lance made himself clear to the scrawny goblin.