[First impressions about their newfound situation are often that: ridiculous. It’s the common knee-jerk reaction that even Stephen wasn’t wholly immune to. He remembers his discomfort upon being summoned, how agitated he had been, sharp anxiety kept tamped down beneath the way he prowled through the castle halls.]

They’ll give you plenty of reasons why. It’s up to you to decide just how much you’d like to participate.

I can give you my two cents on the matter. [Unasked for? It doesn’t seem to matter.] Why we’re here is important, affecting everyone. That won’t change, no matter how you feel about inter-dimensional kidnapping.