Alastor didn't object due to how shocked he was at being tossed into the cart from behind. He sat there for a moment, stunned, as she got them moving.

As he got his bearings, his shadow leaped out of the cart to take on a stag form and start shoving the cart along faster as the creature on the ceiling started gaining ground.

"Not exactly what I expected you to do but effective!" he told Madhuri as he pulled himself up where he could see better.