[Giles lets out a yelp at the sound of the earth splitting and reforming itself. But when he sees that the result is a dead zombie, well, he settles down a bit, looking back at Lin with an expression of mingled admiration and wariness. A witch, maybe?]

"Cautious", um, isn't anything close to my middle name, I-I'm afraid.

[It's Edmund.]

I, um, I suppose with less...actual people around t-to assist, though, you might have a point.