Maybe out of all of that, the thing that strikes Derek the most is the mention of a murdered hellhound. "You can't kill a hellhound..." he thinks more than actually means to say, and if he looks confused, it's because he is. To his knowledge, hellhounds couldn't be killed by hunters or, well...anything, really.

Clearing his throat, Derek shakes his head. "Sorry. Beyond the fact that things are kind of crappy which, let's be honest, is kind of par for the course in Beacon Hills, is everyone okay, though? Alive?"

He's assuming that Malia's here because she wants to change that story; put a stop to what's going on in Beacon Hills or at least protect the people that are still there. ...the latter doesn't really seem very Malia, though, unless Stilinski is still in town. Then again, Derek hasn't seen Malia in a year or so. A lot can change in a year.