Thought I'd ease them into it, but they seem not to like "beating around the bush". Maybe there wasn't a better way to make that announcement.

[There's something dry about it.]

And yes. This approach is modeled from our own experiences: we arrived here in the same confusing way you all did, and were forced to learn as quickly as possible what the island and its inhabitants wanted. First, that superhuman presence and energy stabilizes the island; second, that the more of a superhuman's essence is given to the island, the better and longer the stability lasts.

This information, as you guessed, was paid for in blood.