"It certainly does. But I assure you it is quite real." The amount of pain and pleasure both he'd experienced during his time here showed that clearly enough.

"I have seen no Sleepers like you wash up before. But that doesn't mean more won't come now that you have shown up. Sometimes, one draws others from the same world here. That was what happened with me." Maul had been the first but certainly not the last from his own galaxy. Sometimes he wondered if bringing him to Deerington had been some sort of catalyst or focal point that the rest ended up being gravitated towards when they were selected.