There's a couple decent folks there. They seem to pull people who got a background in magic, or at least people who do a lot of... studyin', I guess? Academic type stuff. They're the ones who focus most on the Singularity.

[ Julie only knows two people there, at least in terms of more than just acquaintances. Both of them have been helping her with magic. But issue lies far more with the people in charge. ]

I dunno. I'm kinda of the mind that there just ain't really a "good" option. All of these factions are dangerous. Some just more than others.

[ And the truth is, she fully believes the Free Cities to be the most dangerous. There are so many things about how they operate that strongly remind her of home, and that sends a chill up her spine. Thorne may be shitty, but she's convinced that their evil comes from being misguided, rather than actual deviousness. They wouldn't secretly create a humanity-ending plague, as far as Julie can tell.

Geralt and Sam have already found where the Cities did their experiments. ]