Uriel, who had all the time listened to the conversation between the two humans, smiled inwardly as he offered yet another threat to the tentacle monster. Oh, demons and their little threats.

"Don't worry," he said to Hugo. "Should Duke Ligur come here right now, I will take all responsibility of any marshmallows that Sugarplum may have ignested. Although he probably would very much like to, I doubt he would dare to frazzle me -- or even be capable of it." Smiling a bit at the young man, he continued, "Besides, I've come to understand that he is not allowed to severely damage anybody within the walls of this Manor."