[Once they get to the airship, Penelo goes to the old cafe and rummages the cabinets for some light snack while she whips some something a little more substantial.]

We know more now than we did when I first arrived. There's a man called Garland and he's trying to remove everyone from this world to make room for his own people. I don't quite understand how it works but something's gone wrong and it's bringing in Sky People, that's us, and other places too, in exchange for locals.

So far no one's been able to stop him or undo what he's done.