That's right. I didn't see him digging, for instance. But for the stream's appearance to coincide with his visit seems definitely to be significant.

On the other hand, the water seems to have no ill-effects, which is lucky given how eerie he was.

[If she had a frame of reference for the Nokken folktale, she could say more about it. But her knowledge of Scandanavian folklore is tragically limited.]