"Lovely. ... Well, Lara," she nodded to herself as she began to guide them toward the castle proper, carefully. "I suppose the first thing we should establish is that you're on another world, presently. You've been brought here by a sort of creature that lives off the emotions and reactions of others."

Another quick glance at Lara's attire - and the fact that she'd mentioned a waterfall - made M realize she had a safe analogy at hand, and she slipped it into the conversation easily. "It's quite similar to the way that plover birds and crocodiles coexist. Only, well - some days the people who live here are the bird instead of the crocodile."