"You're telling me," He grumbled dryly, already distinctly aware that his particular skill set wasn't exactly useful in an environment outside of warfare. Normal lives? What the hell are those? Regardless, he was doing his best to learn some useful skills outside of combat. "Unless that invitation was the arrival itself, I don't think any of us were."

No, they were all kidnapped. Strange, he found it less offensive this time around. Probably because it already happened once and the first time turned out to be a good thing for him. Weird how that worked out. With the cat settled safely in his lap he was able to finally claim his cocoa to hold until it cooled enough to drink.

At her question he shook his head. "Ain't heard anything you haven't. We're here 'til the year's up. 'Least it's a nice cage."