[ It sounds reasonable enough, and he can't say he disagrees, though he also wants to know more about their opponents. He's only heard them being spoken poorly of but not about their actual activities so far. He should know what potential threats they could face here so he can protect the royal family better while they're here. ]

Have you actually witnessed them being cruel or are these from tales you've heard? I've only heard so far that they aim to take the mana that the Blanc Kingdom possesses.

[ And they were wasteful with it apparently. He wonders if they're anything like their own enemies in Nohr, though he's come to see them in a different light since some of their members started to join them, but he's sure if the Noir kingdom were equally misunderstood, someone would have come to their defense by now. ]

I do hope to see them myself personally and make my own judgments, but I won't discount another opinion.

[ Unless it's a really dumb and poorly thought-out opinion. Then his own opinion is clearly superior. ]