He shrugs. "I don't know if they're an alien like the Wizard and Protector are, or some kind of spirit of the planet. He did say the world itself was trying to destruct."

"I know the Wizard's liable to be lying with every word... and I keep that in mind, but even so I'd like to know what she thinks she has to say to sway me. Plus, The Protector's pretty tight lipped about the fine details."

Sorry Protector, if you heard that.