[She listened intently, figuring that if he has experience with all of this, she could stand to learn a thing or two.]

Others have told me that there are monsters beyond the gates. I'm pretty new here myself, so I haven't gotten a chance to see it for myself, but it's apparently why there's a Perimeter Guard keeping track of everything. Either way, warranted or not, I'm not planning on just sitting around hoping for the best, either. That's never been my style.