... That sure was a thing. It was enough to shake Duke out of whatever form of lethargy he had fallen into after Ioder had vanished, and to at least open the front door to find out the cause of it. Complicated magical things, that felt quite a bit like Dhaos, and sure enough, that is Dhaos on the ground there.

Well. This is something he can hopefully focus on, even if he is fairly sure, from past experience, that it won't work terribly well for him.

Duke steps out to figure out the best way to pick up the remaining housemate, and...

might just end up watching as the dogs clean Dhaos' face for a little. It wouldn't hurt him, right?