Firefly Ravine time to raise the dead

the kid seemed a little perturbed, which may have been in his favor if it wasn't for the fact that he also felt a little perturbed that his questions had gone unanswered. he might have been spinning a tale but for a moment the thought of it being true did cross his mind.
but that was ridiculous. such things didn't exist, right??
"you know, eyes? the things you see with? i mean, the hills don't actually have literal eyes to see with, but the cannibals do. and they live in the hills, waiting to eat things like us." he spoke like he knew what he was talking about, but he wasn't quite done yet.
"so, why are you following me? you one of those things? i'll warn you by saying that i'm not very tasty." and he wouldn't go down without a fight either, but that seemed like a challenge more than anything. just in case.