"My lady sent me here to guide you to her residence." The little girl explained.
Her lady?
Hearing this, they finally learned that the owner of this island must've been that woman this child was speaking of. Then, it's safe to say that the woman might not have been an feral monster, but a spirit. There was a great chance that it was so considering the fact that this little girl was a spirit and some spirits or fairies can be very prideful about their kind and bloodline. In the past, battles and wars were often fought amongst the many spirits, fairies, and monsters. Demonic beings were no different and lived their lives in the world of survival of the fittest by its truest means. From the day they come into being, they must strive to become the strongest or grovel and die under the weak. However, spirits and fairies have a system of power as well where as the demons in China do not.