... We have one. They were known as Caelestites. [ that the people are aware of, anyway. ] They're pretty weak, physically, so the majority of 'em were wiped out several years ago.

[ a pause. barton's accustomed enough to having to listen to tangents, what with how many detailed status reports he'd have to demand and process back home. so she's a witch, huh...? he has less an idea of what that entails -- besides, well. bad news, is what he assumes. ]

Why've they been thinning out?