Alice smiled. The girl seemed to be focused, that was for sure. Still, she couldn't see why she should sugar coat what was happening in this place.

"We have a group of rather dark characters that are playing us about like puppets, you know. they mat be the very reason why you're here in the first place. I couldn't say for sure of course, but the truth of the matter is, we've been doing our best to combat these people, and they aren't the only mystery. We also have strange white creatures that attack, an assortment of other strange characters dropped here, and the business of getting from place to place. Have you spied your map yet?"