"We semi-kidnapped him from - no, wait, I'm thinking of the other one," Alaric says after swallowing an oversized mouthful of pork ribs that he'd obtained after deciding some protein was in order. "Our first mission, we were sent to retrieve him. He was doing research on the mothlings, which is why we've got that half of our menagerie. He was very concerned about making sure we brought them along."