One would hope so. Personally I wasn't in the middle of any matters with importance, however a bit more... warning would've been appreciated.

[But oh well. The cat-sized yellow rat peers at the other from where they're perched on Hanbei's shoulder, using the hood of the travel cloak received from the elves for extra support. Maybe the extremely recent flurry of events is why the creature seems so nervous.

Then Hanbei shrugs, or rather just enough to imply the gesture.]

I suppose that sort of thing might have been too much to ask for if the implied scale of our task is to be believed.