Ellana contemplates the answer carefully. It's hard to come at the discussion without any bias, but she wants to sound neutral for Hermione's benefit. She's not of this world and any information she gathered can be skewed based on who is giving it.

"I think... as a whole, it would be very difficult right now. The way Templars treat mages -- as I understand it -- has shifted over centuries to get to the point where the mages felt they had to break away and govern themselves. With rifters, I think Templars use the same wariness they've been trained to use around mages. Perhaps they're even more wary, because with mages, they've trained to purge their magic. That gives them a sense of control. With rifters, they don't know what you're capable of, and I don't think that the group overall would be very trusting. Maybe one on one, as you say."