Nick wasn't expecting the duvet to be suddenly pulled away like that or for this strange man, who he assumed was Gilbert's father, to be the one who did it. "Um, my name's Nicholas Finbar, sir. I'm a friend of Gil's." He wouldn't exactly call this little brat his 'friend' but it would've been a lot easier than saying 'I turned into a dog, saved his life and now we're sleeping on the same bed together'.