Who are these people? Who can tell them?
Whether it was James, Vladimir, or the others in their gang, they desperately wanted answers. Though they saw these mysterious strangers use 'magic,' it wasn't so unbelievable to them who have stayed here for hundreds of years, watching the entire creatures launch magical attacks of their own.
Hell! At this point, if you tell them that the sun could suddenly transform into a human, they would also believe it as well.
Of course, just because Vladimir, James, and the rest of the men chose to stay quiet, didn't mean the women would. In particular, Mabel, Catherine and several other women who earlier argued with Jenny's group were growing impatient the longer they waited.
"Pardon me, but are we going to overlook the mighty elephant in the room?"
