[ It's a tiny bit reassuring to hear she'd been able to operate a car in that state once previously. To Ned, that signifies that if this happens again and he's not around, chances are she won't stumble into too much trouble. Probably. But it also means- ]

Then it's happened before. [ That means it wasn't something caused by their captors, but rather, something about Lydia herself ] What's the last thing you remember doing? [ After he's asked it, he realizes that finding out answers is not quite at the top of his list of priorities. ] We should get away from the water. Did you not hear - the sea monster was grabbing people left and right.

[ He turns fretful eyes towards the water to look for danger and pauses, heart starting to beat faster as he spots a dark spot in the water, a little ways away. It looks... person-sized. Ned stares, eyes going wide ]