[he crouches beside her, looking down into the dirt]

...'Deema.' These diary entries... The records of when this happened before.

[he frowns, softly, before reaching out to run a hand down the bark of the tree with a gloved hand]

This isn't the first time this creature has plagued Paradisa, and the castle doesn't seem to like it. But it worries me, Jilly.

What happened to 'Deema?' To the people who loved him? To all the people keeping those records? Were they previous castle residents?

Where did they all go? [how many times has this happened...?]