Indeed. Where I come from, I oversee their education.

[He hums thoughtfully at the sudden rain of questions. How to describe this island in those terms?]

Let me put it this way--although our puppet friends acknowledge one known as the Augur as their ruler, we who the Augur spirited away here do not. For us, this land is a lawless one--people here are from too many different worlds for your rank to be honored by everyone.

You may not receive the deference you are accustomed to, but that lack of ceremony comes with a great deal of freedom, as well. People here speak to each other familiarly, but with respect, as equals.