_{[A squint. It's necessary to stop and do a reality check on himself before he goes any further. Does that explanation make sense, or has he just spent so long in Wonderland that he's desensitized to things that make no sense? If a tree falls in a forest...]}

So the iron maiden looking thing and the snowman are reflections of yourself? Like spirits you've made a pact with--is that comparable?

_{[Can't do much more than that, he says. How humble you are, sir. That ability's more than impressive all on its own; with the acrid smell of burning foliage still in his nose, Anders isn't at all sure he'd want to fight one of those things.]}