"No, I existed before, I was just somewhere else. It, well, she wasn't with me," the man says, confused.

"We think it's this plane," says the daemon. "And he's now afraid I'm a security risk to him, since I know him."

Obviously something about this is completely unnerving to the man. He looks at the kagu, as if trying to mentally dissect her for secrets. It's quite a strange way to look at one's daemon.