"Yeah, I mean..." he'd scratch his head if he wasn't tied up. "I dunno. Maybe?"

There's an equally exasperated sigh as he watches them.

"It's so weird, they actually do seem like the kelpies from legend--which by the way, is also a Scots word and a Scottish legend, so I don't think this is coincidence. Kelpies are nasty things too, in the legends they drag people to their deaths in the water, tearing them apart or eating them--and like, these stories...it's real bad. Most of 'em end awful. And usually it's just one kelpie by itself, but there are exceptions..."

There's a long pause.

"Maybe we're just here as their snacks."