"You've seen these things before?" Erik directed his question to Bella, since she seemed to be the saner of the two. "These... zombies?" He didn't like admitting to ignorance, but if they were going to have to fight off more of the things, it was best he get informed, fast. "They're not fast, but they are vicious. One of them tried to bite me."

From their horrified reaction, he gathered that that was a bad sign.