[ Well now, doesn't that sound familiar? Granted, James had heard that about Thorne, but it's different to get the same information from a Summoned, someone who has presumably had more contact with some of the people living over there. James has only met Nikolai so far, but it was brief and they didn't even talk about their respective factions. He'll have to ask more about it next time. ]

More dangerous than here, you'd say?

[ James gets the feeling they're pretty free to carry on with their lives as they please, within reason. There's definitely more freedom than what James himself is used to, but that works in his favor. He likes not having people constantly breathing down his neck. ]

I've had more than enough of farms, myself.

[ It's a slight exaggeration. James detested growing up on a farm, but he probably could hack it if he had to work in one. But the overall feeling he gets from Solvunn is it's a lot less technology-leaning than here, so it probably wouldn't be a great fit for him. ]

Given the current tensions, chances are the locals feel safer with who's in charge over here. They seem... capable. [ Said cautiously, because 'capable' means different things to different people, but it looks like they all know what they're dealing with; not just the other factions, but even the tensions and nuances within their own. ]