"Not the best circumstances for a meeting," Lila agreed. "But it could be worse."
Her new acquaintance was certainly taking an optimistic view of the presence of doctors and healers. Maybe they were included because their kidnappers knew they'd be needed. Hmmm, healers, as distinct from doctors, Maria said. Did some of them have special abilities?
Lila could feel that Maria had powers of some kind, so probably yes. There were other people here with powers. That could be handy.
"I suppose we should head toward the lighthouse, then," Lila said. Shelter, maybe some food or water, and meet her new neighbors. The sooner she began getting a sense of of them, the better.