"Because we have been here for a long time," Matthias supplies. If they had just shown up they would be just as confused and possibly scared. When he had first gotten here Matthias remembers how an anxious pit had formed in his stomach that hadn't left for days.

He tries to remember that now that whoever this man is he is probably scared. The question is, how dangerous is he? Just because he is new and out of his element doesn't mean he can be trusted.

"I have been here almost three months, and Dutch even longer. Do you have magic in your world? That's what this place is," he tries to explain.