I...see. [He does not see. He's not unintelligent, but being thrown into a new world after living on his own for so long has been pretty jarring.] Thank you for explaining all of this. I am still...new.

...why would the Merchant keep information from us, if we are allies? That is...I understand that there are good reasons to keep secrets [probably more than most, in fact] but...we are already at a disadvantage, not being from this world...