[Too distracted by these Shades and the wrongness of them, he looks over his shoulder at the woman.]

...I can't calm them or put them to rest. Just re-direct them. I tried the former before I tried gems.

[One of the humans gets in the way. It's a man, yelling as a decaying woman. Grabbing him by the arm he shoved him to the side. There was something about the woman who had called him on his trick before he drags a hand over his face, backing up to stand beside her.]

...I mean if you have a plan, I'm all ears.