[Syrlya tilts his head, pausing a moment as he mulls over it.] I suspect both because they do not know how to handle such a situation, and they wish to remain in good relations with us.

We are strangers here who have no reason to be agreeable to them if we do not wish to, and many of us seem to be appearing every month. And their own people are banned from practicing magic that we are capable of using. It is better for everyone if we actually want to help them, rather than feeling used.