Honestly, Garrot just gives Matilda a very bless-your-heart kind of look as she falls into the chair. At least she's learning about them now, when it's pretty safe. But the topi. Turns somewhat to monsters, and...

"The first monster was a tiny little thing, too. Didn't we pretty much play tag with it?" And while he's talking about a childish game, Garrot's entirely serious. Two of the monsters so far have been... youth-sized? This isn't sitting well with him. One hand reaches up to stroke at his beard.

"The kid in my rock asked me if I'll choose to save them all. The kids, I guess." That's basically 'will you choose to save us,' right? The doctor doesn't like this, he's even closing his eyes and just thinking on this, meditating even.

Of course he wants to save them, but magical nonsense are these kids caught up in?!