"They fear the unknown," he returns, matter-of-factly. "They are separated by their own social constructs, and isolated enough from each other despite their globalizing technology that they consider each other the unknown. The space beyond their world magnifies that fear."
His lips tighten. "Another reason to come in peace. An outside threat is the only thing that might be able to unite them, and dwarf the importance of their own regional squabbles."
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His lips tighten. "Another reason to come in peace. An outside threat is the only thing that might be able to unite them, and dwarf the importance of their own regional squabbles."