[He gapes at the insinuation. He's hardly the one making outlandish, ridiculous claims, but he supposes it can't hurt to be certain of it, right?

After all, there's no way she's serious about this.]

There is no supporting evidence to back the theory of a living folktale! All existing "proof" is circumstantial at best! By all means, please, prove it!

[Not that he should be comfortable with the idea of wandering around alone with a woman claiming to be something that's never been anything but a figment of his imagination, but then, truly alone doesn't seem much better.]