"I don't know why I'm here either. Divine intervention? Bad luck? An accident of chemistry? No matter, I am here. To help!"
Rincewind peered at the thin girl who spoke as if she knew what she was talking about...which put him one step ahead of him. Figuratively. No one ever was one step of Rincewind, he was the fastest runner-awayer in all the land.
"They don't fly, eh? And they won't stay away? Well, did anyone try to ask them what they want and then just, well, give it to them?"