"That is so. Without hope we are lost, this I know well." He'd lost his before coming here and it had not left him better off for it. He hoped to do better here than to fall into that pit of despair again.

"So it seems. For though I do not trust the leaders here the people have done me no wrong and do not deserve to their world fall apart around them. And hopefully, through all our efforts no matter how big or small they might be, we might avert whatever disaster is causing all of this."