"I'm not certain that all of them do need that. We desperately need some form of reform in how the problem is managed, something that doesn't treat them like weapons primed for destruction." It shames him that he ever thought or said such, despite having his reasons. "They are just like any other people in that there are good, bad, and all sorts of in-betweens."

He's enjoying the conversation as well. Despite still being aware of his surroundings and watching people enter or exit, he's more relaxed overall, and it shows.

"Yes. There's a reason I almost never went on missions with Sera."

He wrinkles his nose involuntarily. Maybe Rhys won't feel the same way about the spiders given his skills. To Cullen, they're things of nightmares. "In caves and parts of the Deep Roads they can easily be taller than a man and large enough for four or five to sit on comfortably. Not that I'd advise it. And I've heard of some so large they seem to fill nearly the entire cavern, with legs as big around as young pines. I've seen one set of fangs that makes that very easy for me to believe."