Alric paused briefly at that reply, but smiled and tilted his head acceptingly. No need to push for an explanation immediately, after all.

"...mm. Well, as you wish, Thor. As to this place... there are enough here whom it would be no advantage to trap--and enough also whom it would be a grave mistake to trap--that I'm inclined to suspect something else entirely is afoot. Still, I can certainly understand your suspicions, given the mysterious means of our arrival."