"Um, hello," Myri replied, not quite sure why this world seemed to be full of people who didn't throw things at her.  "You all seem to lead very dangerous lives," she noted.<br/><br/>Alabaster perched lightly on Myri's left shoulder.  "Unfortunately for us, it's the nature of this world to be very dangerous," he explained.  "But now that we have comrades, our chances have greatly improved - safety in numbers and whatnot."<br/><br/>Myri hesitantly took a few steps toward the odd group.  "Um, so," she said timidly, "is there anything in particular we should be doing?  I guess what I mean is, what you brought you all here to this jungle?"