Your father's magic is thick here, and so I suspect that he moved you. As for why- my daughters claim that they found the body of a Collector where you ought to be. Am I correct in my belief that the two things are related?

[ He says this with the tone of a man who isn't really asking a question. ]

They used to be Speakers, the Collectors. Took on the strengths and powers of fallen friends and creatures by carrying the stories of them in their hearts. [ He shakes his head. ] But it is easier to carry a handful of flesh than it is a story. One doesn't need to care about the origin of the flesh, nor to understand how a lump of flesh came about. So they separated, and the Speakers are as vulnerable to being collected as either of our kinds are.