Chaucer starts to lower the gun, and then realizes who is talking. The seven-foot man and the gypsy are telling him to trust the giant blue monster, and the perfectly normal man is just as confused as he is.

As trusting as Geoffrey was, and as well-traveled, and as well-educated, he still cannot get over the fact that gypsies are some of the most well-known magic users of them all.

He quickly backs further away from Javert, now squinting at all three of them - Chief, Javert, and Ax - suspiciously. "Normally I would trust your word, Inspecteur, but your people are known for their tricks. You could have raised it and your gargantuan friend might be in on it."