Alloran mmms as if politely disinterested. <The less suspicious methods of assassination I know are still not subtle, or indeed beyond suspicion. Especially in these circumstances.>

"Keeping fed was never quite such an ordeal for my people," he insists. "We developed agriculture a long time ago, but it's different for us. The threat of starvation is more removed. My parents used to migrate with seasons, so we could graze redgrass pastures when they were in bloom, and then relocate our scoop to take advantage of the derrishoul shedding their leaves."