[he listens quietly, thoughtfully, and such is his reply when it finally comes -- almost tentatively, but not because he doesn't know what he's talking about. in fact, it seems quite the opposite.]

Or the knowledge itself. It's-- difficult for me to imagine a divided society like that. There were a few distinctions to be made among my kind, but for the most part, we were equals and had little to fear amongst ourselves.

But there were dangers, of course, those that didn't have the knowledge we had. [his tone saddens almost imperceptibly.] But they came from without, and they weren't motivated by fear, but envy. Would that it were only fear.