"Fair enough," he said, though he wasn't sure how wise it was to delve into the castle's motivations - he knew that dissuading Clow would be next to useless. It would have, had their positions been reversed. And it was just divination. The answers weren't solid. It might be open enough that it could give them a clue.

"I admit I have quite a few questions, but most of them are based on guesses. Do we ever truly go home? Why does it choose the people that it chooses? Did this world exist before it did, or is it part of the world? Where does it's power come from?"

A wry smile spread on his lips.

"But perhaps we should start easy."