Is it spoiling anything to say that's Damien talking to Hedge in the first couple of panels and that he is a horribly abusive horrible horrible? If it is, consider it SPOILED.
That aside, YAY GUINEAS! *Applause*
...What? Oh, come on. The fact that that's Guineas isn't a spoiler. There's only two people he could be, and he doesn't look anything like a bat.
Here's hoping the next comic explains why Elliot is shirtless.