[b]"And that must be Max now!"[/b] said Romus as he eagerly put aside the broom and spun to face the door. He was about to welcome the stranger until he suddenly lost all words. Startled he froze and just um'ed and ah'ed on the spot as he stared wide-eyed at the two large sharp black horns poking through the doorway atop the strangers head. 

[b]"Ahh, Liz... This your friend?[/b] Romus asks in an uncertain whisper.