Have you not been told? [Well. She's sorry to be the one to spring this on Anne.]

None know the precise reason the castle has brought us here. Yet we have our suspicions and they are less than pleasant. Many believe we are simply a source of energy to the castle: that it feeds on our emotions- our spirits, if you wish.

Surely you can see why some would wish to be free of it, particularly if they have given up hope of ever returning to their own homes.