"A very old friend." He raises that eyebrow again, very expressively skeptical, and completely unafraid. "Please don't let that thing off in here. If you break anything of his, I'll make you clean it up and pay him for it."

He shifts his stance a little, as if he's simply uncomfortable standing in that position too long. "At least a day, then. The wards are intact, and the Rolls is gone, so I suspect he simply went out, but it's unlike him to miss an appointment."