Alric raised his eyebrows rather abruptly at that correction, and tilted his head respectfully, obviously caught somewhat off guard by that revelation.

"Ah-... my sincerest apologies, then, Your Majesty--I assure you I meant no disrespect. To answer your question as best I am able... as yet, we do not know. There have certainly been a disproportionate number of royal and noble persons brought here, but by no means exclusively so; there's no evidence, thus far, of ill intent. ...but what the intention is, I'm afraid, remains unclear."