[That's a loaded question, too.]

They're just like us, people with different opinions based on whoever they're listening to. It depends on who you really ask. Some of them don't see us as a threat and are willing to help us find answers. A lot of them think we're just here to hurt them and they're mad at us for being here and stripping them of their options. [Loose. He's keeping everything loose until he can tell her in person, until he can really break down all of the information he knows about this world. It's too much to load onto one person at one time.]

…there've been a couple of cases of shardbearers being killed by some of the native people. [Some. Some were killed by the Cult, which they didn't realize until later.] A lot of natives aren't very kind to us…there's a lot of anti-shardbearer sentiments depending where you go. They believe the false opinion that we're encroaching on their territory. For all we know, some of them think we're causing the Void. I hate to say it, but be careful with them, too.

[A beat.] I can explain more next time I see you. It's just…a lot.