Daemon blinked, then sank down in the chair beside her. "Lady, this is not Hayll. This is not even Terrielle. We've been drawn here to somewhere else. There's very few Blood - only a couple of us - and they've taken our Jewels somehow. There are many people here from many different realms that none of us have ever heard of. Some are normal humans, some are other races and peoples entirely. We don't know the reason for this yet, but we believe it's some sort of strange experiment."

He left it at that, for the moment. No need to overwhelm her and terrify her from the get-go.

"You recognized me," he added after a moment's hesitation. "And I apologize for not recalling your name, though you are familiar to me. Have we met before, Lady?"