Kethel makes no move to duck. It also makes no move in response to being shoved. Normally it'd play along in deference to a respected Old Consort, but it's distracted. Moving Kethel when it doesn't want the be moved takes a lot of effort to disturb. "Things in it." Kethel is much better than it used to be at grammar. Practice makes perfect. But stress makes it harder to focus on the interesting, civilized rules. It gestures impotently at the wall. "They're not there. No smell."