[Oh, damn. Richard feels like he needs to take this one here, being the seasoned guard who is supposed to be 'training' people. What else SHOULD he be doing? Richard has to stop, ponder, and give his beard a little old scratch.

Aha!]

Well, I think it should be clear. You need to surprise attack Magnus and see if you can out-surprise him, even when you have your puppy here in clear view.