[HELP one of the benefits(?) of being an asshole who won't ask how she's doing... but he nods, and doesn't seem surprised.]

It was the same for us. Me and the fussy doctor had to bring what we found back. [...] They've got to be related to the ritual. That's why we don't need them here.

[Since they're out of the cult's reach and technically don't have to worry about the ritual anymore... that's what he's assuming, anyway. He's not really an optimistic person, but it's the only logic that makes sense to him.]