Ern sighed in relief upon hearing the person's response. The living dead didn't speak after all. And he simply had enough of those sorts. He was fairly sure that there had to be a word for this sort of tired, but he couldn't quite think of it anymore.
When he heard and actually processed what she said, he felt himself just tense up once more...
"I'm sorry, what happened?" he asked as he moved in closer towards the shop where she was pointing. His wand still was at the ready, just in case he was wrong about anything or something was happening then and there.