Sir Smith softly clapped and out from behind him came a small human man. "My dancing man servant, I call him Carlton
He can answer question number one. 
He was born in Bel Air, an' man we was tight. 
Just let him do all the splainin', alright?"

Sir Smith with the quickness walked up to Fred
Gave it a moment then bopped him on the head
"This is a black thing, isn't it?"