They might have assumed you already knew. Ah, or it could be that they didn't know, either. [he finds this notion much more amusing than he's letting on!

but thankfully for Spain, he doesn't have any further horrific tales to tell regarding the faceless.] I was just referring to the time closer to my arrival. More travelers are showing up so the ratio is evening out, and it would be awful if travelers were to start going grey, so to speak.