[Apparently, it's a two pill kind of conversation. House jolts at the slamming door and quickly dry-swallows a pair of pills before pocketing the bottle once more.]

Ah, the good people of Burmecia, right next door to Eriador.

[Fictional places for the fictional rat. She's looking pretty real still, though, and she does have a weapon.]

After you, Hop Along. [Testing the waters on how flippant he can be while she's distracted.] I'm not the one with a death stick if we run into trouble. Is there a reason this place is all about the 'keep moving' thing? I've heard that more than once.