The djinn did not like surprises; he was very careful in who he selected to target as prey.
To say that he was shocked by Robin's fierce attitude toward him was an understatement.
He was used to people fearing him because of his dark magic and not wanting to get on his wrong side, by cowering or always desperately apologizing.
It never occurred to him that it would be the prey that would turn things around in order to try to foil his plans.
For the first time in ages someone young that he did not fully recognize as an adult in his presence dared to talk back to him, the audacity.
One more inch and Robin was close enough to grab the torch from the wall sconce and was ready to start barbequing the smaller rats before he dealt with the biggest one facing him.
Their leader realized Robin's intentions a few seconds too late!
