Well, population density certainly makes it easier to go by mostly unnoticed, or at least more left to our own devices.

[ But Claude has a point. It's good to keep in mind that they're more closely watched than it might appear. The illusion of freedom might be more of a problem than one might think, as it might make some Summoned think they're safer or more at ease here, only for it to be the other way around.

Not as much a problem to James, who is paranoid even on a good day. He's never going to let himself fall into the trap of thinking he's safe, or not being watched. ]

You think enlisting would facilitate settling in? [ Even in terms of freedom, James wonders. Because that could work in either direction. ]