I wasn't just frozen and brought here by some time machine?"  Sather Karf stared at him blankly.
Sather Karf was turned to ice with a flick of his wand. 
mnli hypothesis: Sather Karf was turned to ice with a flick of his wand.  premise: I wasn't just frozen and brought here by some time machine?"  Sather Karf stared at him blankly.