[Yes, there's definitely something wrong, though Kurloz also obviously knows who he is. The huge troll shakes his shaggy head at the boy.] I don't recognize those. Writing would be-

[No, wait, it wouldn't, because of those odd symbols. And Rhys can no longer use his wand, so he couldn't cast any sort of translation spell, either. Damn. He growls in frustration, completely unconsciously, a heavy, rumbling sound that echoes up from deep in his chest.]

[He leans over then, looming over the smaller human, amber and indigo eyes intense on the child.] Speak, if you can. I've heard you before.