It should be a joke, but that mention of torches and pitchforks sounds very serious indeed, the way Catrina says it. Shoka only just barely stops herself from asking, What the hell? for the fourth time.

"Uh... huh. Well, you're welcome, I guess... And congrats on not getting snuffed out while you were out there or whatever."

She may not be able to tell Fireheart that Catrina was found (the reminder sends a fresh wave of grief through her), but she can at least let Laios know. She makes a mental note to tell him later (and wonders idly if they could have just missed Catrina because she was covered in clay the same way she is now).

For now, however... Worm on a string?

"Lucky me," she says dryly. "And 'Wormsmas' is...?"