"Well, there'd have to be enough to wreck a whole naval fleet and a port town, wouldn't there? It was an army!" he exclaimed as if it was obvious. "There are only so many places to run on an island, you know. As I've said, they were marching North when I caught sight of the devils and they seemed to be hitting anything remotely important along the way. There's not much North of Osbale except some mountains and lots of sea-water beyond those. I figured they'd move East to the Swamp next, coming after all its special plants and such. Although, now that I think on it, I'm not sure if that's the sort of thing their kind even cares about..." he said as if it was the first time he'd ever had a thought on the matter that wasn't steeped in terror. "Oh! And what's more, they had a monster like something I'll wager you've never seen in all your days," he proclaimed, shifting his tone to the relish of a boastful survivor of some great danger. "There was with them a giant crab-demon. It went along on eight legs, tearing trees up by the roots with its huge pinchers, eating them whole. The gnashing of its teeth might as well have been a great many swords in battle. It must've had a fire in its belly because it had an orange light to it and there was thick, black smoke pouring out from under its shell. And strangest of all, the demons were pouring some potion onto the steady trail of shit it left behind and walking on it! Eeeugh!" He shudders in a mixture of horror and disgust. "That was more than reason enough for me to make myself scarce, so I went as far as my feet could take me and then I... hitched a ride on a ship bound for the mainland. When we landed in the port, I remembered what happened to Wakefield and I didn't even stay long enough to learn its name, I just kept running. Never seen the mainland except for on a map. I had no idea how big the desert was. Yours was the first sight of a civilized building I'd had since I entered this sandy waste, but it looked shut up for the night and the storm was getting feisty, so I quietly let myself in. All the awfulness with the demons had me on a bit of an edge, you understand. Didn't expect to find anyone awake until the morning. That's why I tried running away when I saw you." Gods, this thing loves to talk when you let it.