That sounded exhausting. Bel's lived with constant personal danger, and that was enough to make him leave home for a place that is too damn bright and open. At least the existential threat to his community was intermittent, giving enough time to get into some good, old-fashioned, internal fighting.

"Well, at the moment, whatever is happening back home is paused relative to your life. As I understand it. There can't be danger if there's no time for the danger to happen in. So... congratulations on getting to experience peace?"