The key
"Now that explains why you sensed his scent and why we need not fight!"
Austin placed his hands on his hips, nodding like a detective as he connected the pieces together.
"He seemed to follow us from afar and came here faster because of his speed as a vampire. He killed everyone before we could even attack and saved Meredith. Splendid!"
Only silence filled the air as Austin made an awkward remark. They already knew what happened without talking about it and pointing it out, however, he still spoke aloud about it--giving a summary.
"Sorry to break this up," Marcus started, now getting everyone's attention as they remember Meredith's condition. "But we have to rest and treat her wound ASAP. The bleeding may have stopped, but you cannot possibly continue travelling with her having an injured leg, huh?"
The three of them looked at him. Atlas however gave him a glare as he spoke to him with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.