Swamped

For now, you stay where you are and watch. Maybe you can find something out about that trunk.

But before long, he seems to be satisfied with whatever he saw in there. He shuts it and stands up.

Time for you to get ready, then. You slip back down, and figuring he'll be heading this way, you look for a quick trap you can set up.

Well. Somebody left their boots here. Their boots with rather long laces. You don't know who these belong to, but they'll suit your purposes. You quickly tie the laces together and drop them near the door, then slip out and wait.

About a minute later, you hear a loud crash, along with a scream. You pop your head back in.

"Fancy meeting you here, Ash," you say. You step on his back and press down hard before he can recover himself. "Mind telling me what you're doing here? And where Captain Long is?"

"I've only got one thing to say to you, Martin," Ash shoots back. "And that's to stay out of my way."

"Hmmph! Didn't think you'd be so immature as to throw a meaningless name back in my face," you mutter. You can feel him pushing back against your foot; he's resisting hard. It's taking most of your strength to keep him down.

So your main weapon for turning this around is your voice. What can you say that might discourage him from fighting back?