"Help? Oh, they're beyond help now." He says it casually, his voice a little distant. He pauses a moment, and then blinks. Wait. Uh. ... Huh. Is that - you know what, never mind.

"You can hear them too? That's... unusual. You're not a..." ... Hm. "I don't think you're a demigod, at least." He'd be able to tell. Probably. "I'm... not used to other people being able to hear ghosts."