Arngeirr follows Mary as Morr goes about his business elsewhere.  Upon entering the kitchen, he sees a frightened family of ducks huddled beneath a table.<br/><br/>Again he thinks that a butler would be better suited at taking care of stray ducklings.  But another look at Mary's precious face, her brow knitted and her eyes watery, and he is compelled to rescue the tiny creatures from whatever danger might be befall them in the kitchen.<br/><br/>Arngeirr strides over to the trembling ducklings and kneels down beside them.  The mother quacks menacingly at him, but he simply laughs as he gently scoops up the avian family in his arms and carries them away, pressing them tight against his beard.<br/><br/>"The ducks are safe, young Mary," he says, "Where to now?"