"She's here mostly because she's huge and good at fighting things," the bat sighs, sounding weary. "We weren't exactly sure what sort of dangers we would encounter out in the barrens, considering the stories they tell back in Eden. Uh. And as for what it is that we want..."

Peridot trails off and glances at Syrlya; he's the Nightrunner of the group, the one used to scouting things out like this. She's inclined to tell these guys the truth about their identities since both rat and turtle are already hella suspicious of their little expedition party, but she's uncertain if that would actually be wise to show their hand so early on.

On the other hand? She wants these guys to trust them, and acting all shifty isn't going to help. She heaves a heavy sigh, the sort that indicates that she's about to impart some information of great importance, and looks Yefefi right in the eye.

"Look. You're likely to figure this out on your own anyway, so I'd much rather you hear it straight from us, because I get the sense that we're more or less on the same side, and I'd like to be able to work with you lot without you thinking we're a bunch of untrustworthy lying clods. What you need to understand is... We... Are not of this world. That is, Lilith didn't bring us here."

So there it is.