Hey now, don't -- Gregor began to interject, as his hands began to ball into fists.

Then ... well, he'd never seen anything like that before. It was kinda scary ... but ... was that Roderic? That Roderic? The sheer strangeness of the event outweighed any fear. Surely Roderic wouldn't hurt the people that came to live here after him, would he?

"What's wrong?" he asked, looking straight at the thing. "Don't mind them, they're leavin'. The cove is fine sir, we're takin' good care of it."

He took down the rest of his punch before setting down the cup.