At the first bit — “there were three” — Jon gives Quentin a significant look: that means there are almost certainly more. His exasperation with the sheer numbers of the monsters keeps his expression from being as grim as it could be. So far, most of the smaller ones are easier to fight than a group of wights would be, but that doesn’t make them easy.

“You didn’t curse us.” He’s pretty sure that’s what jinx means. “The one I killed is the one that was unlucky, to be on his own. But it will be harder for me to fight two of them at once — it’s hard enough to keep away from one tail while you’re fighting them. Is there anything you can do?”