Atticus paused for a moment as he considered his response, though was not keen to relieve that particular misadventure. It had all happened so quickly, and the innkeep could not pinpoint what it was, in particular, that had prompted the creature's ire.

"I simply suppose I moved in a way it disliked, or offended it by simply existing," the man offered with a shrug. "I am not an expert on these creatures, Mr. Adlard, as you may have surmised."