[ He didn't even know what a nanny was?? Where had this kid been. ]

No, mountain bandits don't count! Who would let a bandit near a kid?

[ Or any of those other non-nanny people! They all sounded like terrible influences... which part of him kinda dug. ]

Saying you had to put it down makes it sound like a pet.

[ Anyway he ducked before this 'gentle punch' was attempted. Anthony had been decorated with enough pumpkin today. ]

Remember its a pumpkin and not a rock.