Declan being there gives Kate the steadiness not to grab Will and hug him for like a year when she sees him and he's talking normal and not a Cillobar. But it still takes her a second to hear what they're saying about Magnus. It does give her an excuse to hedge with Declan even though she .

"I'll tell you about that later," she says and it's obvious she's talking to Declan, but Will's probably picking up the fact she's not freaking out about Druitt so she hurries on to, "Any reason you're sure it's Druitt? Because the entire island's kind of freaking out right now. People getting special powers or changing forms. I was coming to look for you guys. No lizard fingers, Will?" she asks, trying to keep her voice light.