Well, unbeknownst to me, my shitty ex-boyfriend I mentioned earlier was also there. At that time he was dating this... strange man, Tyki Mikk. So my acquaintances were... nervous about his encountering me because he might do something rash out of... jealousy or something. Like use his phasing powers to make some of my internal parts external, or a particular trick, implant carnivorous butterflies into my abdomen and watch them eat their way out.

AND if that happened, they would have to haul me to the swamps and wait, like, two weeks for me to revive. Because the only thing that could hurt this guy was sanctified or holy weapons, so by the time someone with those could be rounded up, I'd be a goner.