Is that right? [He chuckled.] there's a few very large men around town, but this one is a good friend. We both served on the ship that ran into a kraken, you know.

[Though he didn't like the tentacled beast and he thought that the man in question was lost to the sea, he smiled at the memory. That maneuver...]

'Stolen' is such a strong word for what happened. 'Protective custody' fits so much better.