Rhy... blinks at her. Instinctively, he's also patting her arm when she squeezes his, but his expression is rightfully dumbfounded.

"I'm sorry. You can... transform into bats? Plural?"

By now, having been introduced to the culture of Ikorr, he understands vampires dislike sunlight (though he's actually not aware of how fire the sun is for Lenore, or he'd be arguing against such a risk, honestly). The bats thing is new.