"My elegant ship is spoken-for at the moment, but this will not stop me from shouting things at you, should I feel that you require it. Are you locked in some sort of tower? Are there guardians in improbable helmets carrying even-more-improbable-swords?"

...Look, he's got some actual cultural basis (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2682588855_2b1d2a31dc.jpg) for these questions.