"Maybe I ignore it because people are not small or stupid. Some do not have your constitution, and they fear what they don't understand. Together, people share their fear and it fuels their hatred. You call it stupidity; I call it devastating, whether it is a scared mage or a scared non-mage."

This whole time, she's kept her hands down at her side as he's moved his. He's never had to remind himself to stay still so no one draws a sword at him because of the potential damage his hands alone could do. Even now, even having her freedom, there are some things she has been taught that she can't unlearn.

"I do not guard it. You would not use it, so what would be the point?" Honestly, she's not sure she understands his question. "Are you being deliberately vague so that whatever answer I give will be considered "dancing about?" I am not like my fellow Orlesians who play the Grand Game. I speak plainly. You wish to know if any non-mage has said... what, exactly? Threats? Misinformation? You are a man who speaks plainly himself, so I will answer, if you specify."