"Both. The mass exodus means newcomers to fill their place, at least some of whom may have never been to Aifaran before, and who could be taken advantage of. More generally, the group itself isn't likely to be terribly robust, if they operate on high risk ventures," Devin elaborates, bringing the mug of tea closer. It gives him the opportunity to shake their ranks, and to do so effectively if not permanently with the right application of force.

He taps the side of it while he recalls what he knows of the demographics of Konryu beyond Aifaran. "I believe around seventy-five or eighty thousand still live in Lichoyras, which is their old capital city. I'm told it's a massive domed metropolis designed to withstand the harsh winters at the southern pole." The Englishman considers his tea and sighs quietly. "It is not an easy journey, but their technological advancements have surely made it safer than it otherwise would have been." Barring the Dreaming randomly opening up and swallowing a transport ship whole. The collision of the Dreaming and Death planes had already decimated the Bresilykian's outer settlements in centuries past.

"Wondering about the previous renter?" he inquires of the topic change, gesturing around the small apartment.