With a whistle, one of the creatures came down from above. His body was a mass of sleek black scales, with a head like a canines, though still scaled. At first he appeared to walk on 8 reptilian legs, but he stood fully, bending in the center, his upper four limbs moving more like arms. "So this is the new boy sir?" The being asked, his voice sounding like a dozen people whispering in varying languages, only english showing through at speaking volume.