He glances over Micolash's shoulder as he writes. "... No, it's E-U-R-O-P-E. It doesn't look like 'turnip.'"

Following that spat of helpful advice, he pays attention to the scholar's story, and boy is he intrigued.

"Some church!" he grins, with a slightly sinister gleam in his eye. "Tellin' people the have the cure when all they really have is the disease! Never heard of something that turns people into monsters before, that's new."

FYI, werewolves don't look like mutant abominations. But we're close.