After getting rid of the annoying cat (why did she like his motorcycle boots so much anyway? Damn cat!), Alastair stayed by the door, leaning against the wall - forward, though, with his arms on the wall and his head between them. This was so stupid, and yet he couldn't bring himself to peek out again.

A short time later, though, he murmured through the crack in the door, "Are we gonna do this all day?"