The hermits are a strange species.
A species that, despite being the same, look so different from one another.
Maybe that's what tipped Scott off.
The way that his eyes could never seem to focus on them, even though he saw them clearly.
It was worse with a lot of them. Like the one called Impulse, who had claimed to know Scott.
However, it was horrible when he looked at the one called Pearl.
She was so blurry, yet so clear.
So- familiar, but at the same time so strange.
She gave off a really strong magical aura, much like Joel's, but stronger.
Even her clothes were familiar, though she claimed that they had appeared when she emerged from the rift.
Scott decided it was best to keep her close, even if she didn't seem all that evil. And if that were the case, then that just meant he'd have a strong ally.
Another peculiar one was Grian, who Scott somehow felt the effect least of, but always felt like he was being watched whenever he was around the winged guy. He also could never seem to bring himself to look Grian in the eyes. It was cery unusual.
He also saw an incredibly strong aura coming of the avian, this one a mix of both red and purple.
It was almost overwhelming.
Joe Hills was yet another oddity.
On the outside, they seemed human enough, but there was something... off about them.
She didn't seem to understand human customs, and was easily confused.
What Scott know for sure after interacting with her once, was that this hermit was nowhere close to being human.
He was more like a cryptid than anyone else.