Alcina herself would be a better resource for this question.

[ She pushes some curls that have escaped her braid out of her eyes. ]

Astoria is too unstable. I did inquire if there was some other entity that might be toying with us... She did not think so. BUt what stops the darkness we fight from touching this realm?

[ Toying with us as it toyed with us on the Horologium. ]