"Pen-guins? Never heard of those." Maybe they were part of some kind of constabulary? Either way, investigating murders couldn't have been very pleasant work.

"Well, it's impossible to keep you people shielded from all harm. I think the best you can really hope for is to leave them in a place where even if you're gone, they'll be able to fend for themselves for a little while. But what do I know? I'm just your run-of-the-mill knight. So, who's this Bowser character?"