"If ya c'n remember anythin', it'd be a big help. An' if we c'n get help from you, I got no problem helpin' yer family claim ya from down here, give ya proper rest," Ellyn said.

She figured they were on a countdown, and if she kept yapping, it wouldn't be much help to the townsfolk, so whatever complains she had could blow in the wind, so to speak.

"C'n ya tell us 'bout these strangers an' voices?"