[The woman on the other end of the video had her face half-cloaked in shadow. If anything, she looked the part of an evil witch from a fairytale. That smirk also did nothing to make her not look suspicious...

Yes, there were certainly some 'less heroic' types here!]

It sounds as if you're trying to guess the intentions of those who brought us here, correct? Your suspicion is warranted... but well, they were fairly transparent about their intentions to summon us to benefit their own goals.

What remains to be seen is if they'll keep to their side of the bargain, or simply discard us when they have what they want.