"So far, not so much war as a mix of internal problems and some natural disasters," Bel said. "So far, nothing that seems to justify calling in people from all across the planes in terms of scale. Which leaves us -- well, me, at least -- with a puzzle. At least currently, it is not an obviously dangerous one, and I can't get home myself, so... I watch, and I listen, and I gossip with the other Visitors."