He glances over, a little surprised when she volunteers that information. Not that he lets it show, of course - oh, no, someone smooth and suave like himself certainly wouldn't ever be showy about being startled; rather, he simply raises an eyebrow at her. He answers her question first - "So they say" - and then takes a moment before asking his own. Admittedly, he...doesn't know if he wants to know the answer to this.

"If...indeed, this sickness will create...living dead," he says. He hesitates, then says, "Does death en masse so inevitably follow? Why have so many been killed where you are from?"