"I am not a duck." replies the courier, frowning in the direction the man disappeared in. "I have heard<em>frog</em>offered in insult before, or<em>cheese eating surrender monkey</em>, but duck?" He shook his head and shrugged.<br/><br/>"Perhaps he meant to call me duke. We do have some nobility here, do we not?" he added, looking around. "Or perhaps he is simply out of his mind. I am sure if one were brave enough to search those pockets they would find all kinds of chemicals."