Quincy. That damn cat.

(dismissive)

Beside the fact it sounds an awful lot like a bunch of crazy? A glowing light? A man wading off into the lake? That combined with the man’s wild habits, it don’t surprise me none he thinks he saw something strange.

(telling a tale of caution)

People stick their nose into places they shouldn’t. Always have. Most times that earns you a slap on the wrist or a nasty snake bite. The original settlers of this town got something much worse.

They thought there was gold up in these mountains. The nearby native chieftains had told them about it, but they had also said something else. That it wasn’t worth it, that there are some things in this world not worth any amount of riches. We ignored their advice.