[ yeah... she makes good points there. ones he wouldn't be able to answer without talking to people. ]

It... probably has to do with that contract thingy, right? Oooor maybe they know something we don't? [ a small pause. ] You know, kinda like the government or those cults where you learn a lot of secret stuff when you gain a higher rank?

[ cocking his head to the side, furrowing his brows. ]

Or, I guess something happened to them, but... I'd rather not think about that.