"They like to hide behind many things, and they have secret means of watching us. I am led to believe they could appear in this Liminal Space whenever they want. That is why I dislike speaking of the Brotherhood in open air here. I do not like to assume that these gods or spirits always inhabit the different bodies they take on, when they speak to us or try to blend in on a Jaunt—the lands we are taken to."

He should probably tell Cal about that.

"We do not languish here as in a prison, but are taken to other lands to do their bidding. Fortunately, the tasks they set to us are hidden, like a game, and as long as we remain in control of our minds, we do not have to do them. There may be punishments of course, but they allow for the possibility that we were simply unable to succeed."