So you're not denying the possibility of it happening, but you're saying it won't involve your employers, at least.

[That seems to be good enough for him.]

Then, shall we talk about the job proper? You said we're here to "get rid of the curse", but that doesn't exactly tell us much. Are we expected to get rid of every Canard in the city, or is there a specific target you're after? If we're going after something specific, we're going to need a starting point, like what it does or places where it's definitely already appeared.