"No, no," Cyril responds waving off his apology. He's too exhausted to do more than sit up right now, though he desperately wants to try to run. "I know you're not talking to me, but honestly if you telling them off gets them to go away you should tell mine off too."

The only reason he can acknowledge that he's hearing stuff too is because his family is, blissfully, nowhere to be found right now. For instance, he'd never admit to hearing things that weren't there around Merrick.