[with deceptive calm] The sort of threat monsters usually present: the threat that a terrible, most likely painful fate may befall anyone who runs into them.

[perhaps it's a bit of a harsh way to speak to an impressionable child. he may very well have just sentenced himself to a restless night of being awakened by her nightmares instead of his own, but it's vital for him to teach her to stay out of the Wastelands. besides, he doesn't believe in condescending to children.]

There are many different types of monsters out there, most of which are hungry and dangerous. Some of them are like our own myths and legends brought to life, while others don't resemble anything I've ever heard of.