Or at least, the dream doesn't seem like it would go sour on its own. But you never know who you'll meet around.

"Just a little," he answers with a shrug. He's not particularly interested in exploring right though, now he's found someone to talk to. "Half a year, that's quite a while. What've you been doing? Are you with either of those factions?" He really wants to know this early on. And he intentionally phrases it to distance himself from both. People are often more willing to answer if they think they can maybe recruit you.