"One hundred and...twelve years, this April," Gerald confirmed, nodding. "I came with the first family that lived in this house. Lovely couple. Only had one daughter, and she moved away, and the two of them passed away in their sleep in the house. And I just stayed."
"Thank you, miss," he said, bowing slightly to JJ. "I mostly keep to myself, for, well...obvious reasons." He deliberately didn't look at Jayden, he didn't think it would help things."
"Hobgoblins are one of the nicer creatures to walk out of legend," Ceridwen told them. "As long as you're kind in return. Then they turn into boggarts, who are real pains in the ass to get out of a house."